Lisa Zhang Wharton
â€œLast Kiss in Tiananmen Squareâ€ is a novel based on the 1989 Tiananmen Square Pro-democracy movement. The novel follows a young woman, Baiyun, a junior in college, trying to reconcile her upbringing while in the midst of the rising political movement in Beijing, China. ,Baiyun grew up in a strange and cold household. In order to cope with her dysfunctional family, Baiyun worked as hard as she could, eventually getting herself in the prestigious Beijing University. ,Baiyun joined the Pro-democracy movement to vent her frustrations. While protesting, she met the man of her dreams, Dagong, a handsome and charismatic factory technician who was orphaned at birth and lost his only relative during the Cultural Revolution. But even Dagong couldnâ€™t fully take Baiyun away: his face reminded her of one of her motherâ€™s lovers, both attracting her and drawing her back. ,â€œLast Kiss in Tiananmen Squareâ€ is a coming-of age story set against the historic and devastating era in Chinese history. With the cultural significance and family bonds of â€œThe Kite Runnerâ€, this book explores the way in which oneâ€™s past is never forgotten.
Historical,Historical Fiction,Cultural,China,Fiction,Romance,Cultural,Asia,Literature,Asian Literature,Cultural,Historical
Last Kiss in Tiananmen Square