This book is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the complexities of family dynamics and the power of secrets. Through the captivating story of Irene Shen and her three daughters, Deanna Fei takes us on a journey through mainland China, where generations of women confront their past and learn to heal. The beauty of this book lies in its ability to seamlessly weave history, love, sacrifice, and sisterhood. Get ready to be moved by the connections that endure and the strength of the human spirit.

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"This is one of those rare novels that delivers on the promise of its opening pages... No smart woman should leave on vacation without it." -ChicagoTribune.comWhen her husband of thirty years is killed, Irene Shen and her three daughters are set adrift. In a desperate attempt to heal her fractured family, Irene plans a tour of mainland China, reuniting three generations of women-her fiercely independent daughters, her distant poet sister, and her formidable eighty-year-old mother. But each woman bears secrets big and small, and just as they begin to reconnect, the most carefully guarded secret of all threatens to tear them apart forever. Depicting a China at once timeless and ever changing, A Thread of Sky is a beautifully written story of love and sacrifice, history and memory, sisterhood and motherhood, and the connections that endure.

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