Homesick: My Own Story

在线阅读本书Theaccoladesspeakforthemselves:"FritzdrawsthereadersintoscenesfromheryouthintheturbulentChinaofthemid-twenties.Onecomestoappreciatethegenerousaffectionofhernurse/companionLinNai-Nai,theisolatingdistanceinhermother'sgriefoverlosingasecondchild,thedynamicsofasufferingpopulationventingitshostilityonforeigners,andmostofall,thelonelinessofachild'sexilefromahomelandshehasimaginedconstantlybutneverseen....Aremarkableblendoftruthandstorytelling."--Booklist,starredreview"Aninsightfulmemory's-eye-viewofherchildhood...YoungJeanisastrongcharacter,andmanyofherreactionstopeopleandeventsaretimelessanduniversal."--SchoolLibraryJournal,starredreview"Toldwithanabundanceofhumor--sometimeswry,sometimesmischievousandirreverent--thestoryisvibrantwithatmosphere,personalities,andapalpablesenseofplace."--TheHornBook"Everynowandthenabookcomesalongthatmakesmewanttosendavalentinetoitsauthor.Homesickissuchabook....Pungentanddelicious."--KatherinePaterson,TheWashingtonPost