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#Silk
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a WWII historical novel, although with a different perspective. I learned about the silk trade in England during WWII.
I thought the character development was solid. These were flawed but decent characters and thoroughly relatable.
I see this has mixed reviews, but I loved it. The author talks about the role of women and how these silk factory had freedoms and expectations from people around them. It ends with the war between China and Japan, with the reminder of how brutal it was. The main characters—all women—are friends, rivals, lovers. Tsukiyama handled it with grace and delicacy.
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#readingasia #china
Started my pick for #china in #readingasia2021 the other day. Interesting period that I don‘t know much about!