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This month's selection:
"Under Red Skies: Three Generations of Life, Loss, and Hope in China" by Karoline Kan

Book summary: Through the stories of three generations of her family, Karoline Kan, a former New York Times reporter based in Beijing, reveals how they navigated their way in a country beset by poverty and often-violent political unrest. As the Kans move from quiet villages to crowded towns and through the urban streets of Beijing in search of a better way of life, they are forced to confront the past and break the chains of tradition, especially those forced on women.

This virtual event is in conjunction with Lake Forest Reads: Ragdale, our One Book/One Community program featuring "Searching for Sylvie Lee" by Jean Kwok. For more details go to lfreads.org