Red Memory by Tania Branigan literarture The economy booms

The economy booms

to the tedium of going to visit people for the weekend

the reassuring heft of an artisan sourdough

to understand that what lies underneath this part of the city are seasonally wet pastures and woodlands

intelligence and understanding

Red Memory by Tania Branigan literarture The economy boomsAn indelible exploration of the Cultural Revolution and how it shapes China today, Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the rarely heard stories of individuals who lived through Mao's decade of madness. 13 year old Red Guard revels in the great adventure, and struggles with her doubts. A silenced composer, facing death, determines to capture the turmoil. An idealistic student becomes the 'corpse master' . . . More than fifty years on,