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Under The Hawthorn Tree (2012)

by Ai Mi(Favorite Author)

3.52 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

House of Anansi Press

review 1: This book is a fantastic testament to true love set in the Cultural Revolution (1970's) in China. Jingqui is a young Chinese woman on a school trip with her Geographical Unit from No. 8 Middle School. Now, I read this book twice, but I read it both times a bit of a time ago, so if I get any names or details wrong, please message me and tell me. She meets a great family with three brothers, Lin, Old Third, and I forget the other one's name, sorry. In this time, you didn't 'go out' with someone, apparently, it was like, flirting and then marriage and that was it; so because of this, Lin tried to flirt with Jingqui and get her to marry him. He didn't, but I respect his gentlemanly methods. In the beginning of the book, we see that there is a rivalry between Old Third, and Ji... morengqui, which, despite Jingqui's efforts to stop it, quickly turns into a cute flirtation. Jingqui didn't want to be involved with Old Third in this way, but she gave into her heart, and knew that falling in love, despite class differences and politics in her city, was what she was meant to do. If you want a nice, yet suspenseful romance, read this.
review 2: I don't normally go for romance novels, they tend to make me cringe. This one however was captivating. It avoided a lot of the pitfalls of romance stories such a demonizing or making a mockery of the other guys who take interest in the girl, here they are portrayed as people that just so happen no to be the right one. The story is slow going but it allows one to really understand Jingqiu's confusion and doubts and to appreciate her own particular kind of strength. less

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