In "A Burial for Flowers," Henry Smith must fight to understand a bloody history during China's "Three Bitter Years" (1958-61) to uncover his father's mysterious death. The story takes place in two settings: the first is in early 1960s Henan Province, China during the Great Leap Forward when an estimated 30 to 60 million Chinese died of famine; the second is in a western city in the near future when a biomedical technology company has begun a project known as the "Process" which is rumored to extend life infinitely. Events surrounding his father's death lead Henry to believe foul play had...
In "A Burial for Flowers," Henry Smith must fight to understand a bloody history during China's "Three Bitter Years" (1958-61) to uncover his father's...
