by Bette Bao Lord · Tapa dura · ISBN 9781855925021
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«Legacies: A Chinese Mosaic» is the historical essay by Bette Bao Lord, published by Chapmans in 1990 in hardcover (256 pages, in English).
Bette Bao Lord weaves her own story and that of her family with testimonies from anonymous citizens. The book covers 20th-century China, from the Cultural Revolution to 1989, with Red Guards, re-education camps and families separated by political persecution; it highlights the resilience and humor of its protagonists.
Aimed at readers of history, memoirs and social essays interested in 20th-century China.
Bette Bao Lord is a Chinese-born American writer and civic activist for human rights and democracy.
