Everlasting Pearl: One of China's Women

By Anna Magdalena Johannsen

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Witness a young Chinese woman defy societal expectations and embrace a new faith that will change everything she knows.

Genres

Biographies Culture/Civilization/Society Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal

Released

2006-09-24

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Summary

"Everlasting Pearl: One of China's Women" by Anna Magdalena Johannsen is a biographical story set in early 20th-century China, that follows the life of a girl named Ch'ang-Chu, known as Everlasting Pearl. From growing up on a farm to undergoing footbinding, her early years are filled with family expectations and traditions. The story describes the importance of family, the role of women, and hints at her future conversion to Christianity, and the struggles that come from her choice to follow this new path while balancing it against traditional ways.