Fiction
Brushstrokes in Time
by Sylvia Vetta
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This superbly researched and beautifully told fictional memoir is about love, art, and Chinese history and politics.
Brushstrokes in Time is a fictional memoir by Chinese artist, Little Winter, who tries to re-establish the bond with her American daughter, telling the story of her emotional and rebellious past. While growing up in Communist China, Little Winter joins ‘The Stars’ art movement for freedom of speech in an era where self-expression and love was a dangerous act.
Little Winter and her haunting love story connects us to a time of hope for freedom, and to a man frustrated by being kept in small shoes. Based on real life events.
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Endorsements
Weaving real events and Stars artists (including Ai WeiWei) with the fictional, this moving story shines a light on the internal workings of China and gives us an engaging heroine who rises above oppression to discover love, hope and success.
Frank Sieren, Asia Expert
Moving but never mawkish... A deeply informed portrayal of the little-known but important Stars Arts Movement.
Prof Maria Jaschok, Oxford University
Rooted in history, with richly imagined settings and unforgettable characters, this novel presents a vivid picture of what life was like in China during the Cultural Revolution.
Shrenik Rao, Editor, Madras Courier
Claret Press
Claret Press is an independent press based in London. Our books are now read and enjoyed all over the world. We specialise in mysteries and thrills and chronicles and memoirs.
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- Publisher Claret Press
- Publication Date June 2016
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781910461099
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 11.99 GBP
- Pages204
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
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