Bibliograph

The scavenger's daughters, Kay Bratt

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The scavenger's daughters, Kay Bratt

Language

eng

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Format of music

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The scavenger's daughters

Music parts

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Responsibility statement

Kay Bratt

Series statement

Scavenger's daughter, 1

Summary

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole lives would change. Buddha. Coming of age during China s Cultural Revolution, Benfu survived the cruel years, but he did not emerge unscathed. The Scavenger s Daughters is the story of Benfu and his beloved wife Calli, chronicling their attempts to build a life in the turmoil and aftermath of Maoist China. At the heart of their struggle lies the pain of losing their only child. To fill the terrible hole in their lives, they take in abandoned girls the unwanted weeds as their own, lovingly caring for them as flowers in a garden. Linnea, the oldest of the scavenger s daughters, embarks on a struggle of her own, as she falls in love with the son of a wealthy family. Inspired by a true story, this poetic tale of modern-day China chronicles Benfu and Calli as they turn their path of hardship into a beautiful field of flowers."

Target audience

adult

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