{"product_id":"2940170237357","title":"Under Red Skies: Three Generations of Life, Loss, and Hope in China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply personal and shocking look at how China is  coming to terms with its conflicted past as  it emerges into a modern, cutting-edge superpower. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the stories of three generations of women in her family, Karoline Kan, a former \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter based in Beijing, reveals how they navigated their way in a country beset by poverty and often-violent political unrest. As the Kans move from quiet villages to crowded towns and through the urban streets of Beijing in search of a better way of life, they are forced to confront the past and break the chains of tradition, especially those forced on women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaw and revealing, Karoline Kan offers gripping tales of her grandmother, who struggled to make a way for her family during the Great Famine; of her mother, who defied the One-Child Policy by giving birth to Karoline; of her cousin, a shoe factory worker scraping by on 6 yuan (88 cents) per hour; and of herself, as an ambitious millennial striving to find a jobamp;mdash;and true loveamp;mdash;during a time rife with bewildering social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder Red Skies\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging eyewitness account and Karoline's quest to understand the rapidly evolving, shifting sands of China. It is the first English-language memoir from a Chinese millennial to be published in America, and a fascinating portrait of an otherwise-hidden world, written from the perspective of those who live there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150539145456,"sku":"2940170237357","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170237357_p0.jpg?v=1763706222","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170237357","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}