{"product_id":"9781450096416","title":"Heel Print: A centenarian's journey in rural China","description":"Heel Print is a biographic novel, based upon the story of the life of an  \u003cbr\u003eordinary rural Chinese woman, Yi-qing Dong. Yi-qing was betrothed  \u003cbr\u003eto a village boy at the age of seven. Her parents bound her feet to please  \u003cbr\u003eher future husband, just as he was beginning to discover the modern  \u003cbr\u003evalues developing beyond the countryside. Against great odds, this  \u003cbr\u003eblind marriage turned out to be a fortuitous match of kindred spirits.  \u003cbr\u003eUnfortunately, Yi-qing's husband, a patriotic military offi cer, was killed  \u003cbr\u003eat the age of thirty-one, leaving her alone to raise fi ve children on a  \u003cbr\u003ebarren land where she faced various physical, fi nancial, political and  \u003cbr\u003esocial challenges. Yi-qing's personal experience during these turbulent  \u003cbr\u003etimes in China provides a glimpse into the mystery and complexities  \u003cbr\u003eof human nature.","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128586944752,"sku":"9781450096416","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450096416_p0.jpg?v=1763836957","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450096416","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}