Under the Red Moon: A Chinese Family in Diaspora

Kirk's Review: "Kwei chronicles a Chinese family through exile, homecoming and Maoism in this historical novel." The three sisters of the Huang clan disperse during WWII. Golden Bell attends Syracuse University. Silver Bell attends a nearby American high school. Coral Bell, the youngest, remains in Shanghai, along with her mother, a concubine. The expat sisters return to China. Golden bell weds an industrial tycoon. Silver Bell marries an unscrupulous philanderer and mysterious manipulator....