This totally absorbing and compelling memoir is an object lesson in how to write autobiography; clear, concise, honest, and with a narrative pace that keeps the reader eager to continue with the story. And it’s a remarkable life story, from poor beginnings in a remote fishing village in China to film-school in Beijing and a successful career in Britain. Thoroughly enjoyable and illuminating.

Library thing http://www.librarything.com/work/18959381

Litsy (posting as charl08)

A harsh and electric autobiography/Chinese family history that deepened my appreciation of Xiaolu Guo's excellent novels. Highly recommend.