One Bright Moon by Andrew Kwong
$7.99
One Bright Moon
- By: Andrew Kwong
- Narrated by: Jason Chong
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Adventurers, Explorers & Survival
Publisher's Summary
Winner of the 2021 Michael Crouch Award, debut category of the National Biography Award: From famine to freedom, how a young boy fled Chairman Mao's China to a new life in Australia
Andrew Kwong was only seven when he witnessed his first execution. The grim scene left him sleepless, anxious and doubtful about his commitment as a revolutionary in Mao's New China. Yet he knew if he devoted himself to the Party and its Chairman he would be saved. That's what his teacher told him.
Months later, it was his own father on trial. This time the sentence was banishment to a re-education camp, not death. It left the family tainted, despised, and with few means of survival during the terrible years of persecution and famine known as the Great Leap Forward. Even after his father returned, things remained desperate. Escape seemed the only solution, and it would be 12-year-old Andrew who undertook the perilous journey first.
This is the poignant, resonant story of a young boy's awakening – to survival, education, fulfilment, and eventually to a new life of freedom.
PRAISE
"An incredibly powerful book." (Benjamin Law)
"[A] moving family saga, shot through with yearning and hard-won joy." (Fiona Capp, Sydney Morning Herald)
"This book will live on in your heart long after you've read the last page." (Vicki Laveau-Harvie, author of The Erratics)
"Heart-breaking, honest, personal, Andrew Kwong's moving journey from oppression to freedom is inspiring." (Susanne Gervay, OAM, author)
"A work of startling clarity...reminiscent of Angela's Ashes." (South China Morning Post Magazine)
©2020 Andrew Kwong (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers
Niki Hvidsten
Delightful Find
This book was initially chosen because of the fantastic narration from Jason Chong on a previous book I listened to. The story and has narration were such a delight and I almost feel teary now that the story has ended…happy tears. I learned so much about a culture I have not had much exposure to, coming from Africa. I am also so touched by how dedicated Andrew was in trying to reconnect with his friends. Thank you Andrew and Jason for a touching story beautifully written and read.
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Amazon Customer
Absolutely brilliant
A powerful, captivating and moving story which was very well written and exceptionally narrated. Highly recommended and will not disappoint.
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