When another girl is born to Chu Ju's mother, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that every family should have a boy. To make room for one, this girl will have to go. Fourteen-year-old Chu Ju knows she cannot allow this to happen to her sister. Understanding that one girl must leave, she sets out in the middle of the night, vowing never to return. In a country where law conspires with tradition to separate a ...
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When another girl is born to Chu Ju's mother, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that every family should have a boy. To make room for one, this girl will have to go. Fourteen-year-old Chu Ju knows she cannot allow this to happen to her sister. Understanding that one girl must leave, she sets out in the middle of the night, vowing never to return. In a country where law conspires with tradition to separate a young woman from her family, this is the remarkable tale of one girl's journey to find a home of her own.
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Fine. Some light shelfwear to cover surface, light markings to closed edges; possilbe knick to cover surface at top end of spine; otherwise new and unread copies.