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Title: An Easy to Read, Moving Memoir
Review: Red Azalea is a memoir of Anchee Min's life as she grew into a young woman during the time of Chairman Mao's rule. It is a good stand-alone book, or a companion book with Jung Chang's Wild Swans. This is an autobiography that reads like a novel and kept me turning the pages to see how her life would progress. Her writing style is smooth, and easy to read, her passions, fears, sorrows, despair, and her strength of will are all laid bare with honesty and passion. If you have read Wild Swans, you will have a clear understanding of the story behind her telling. If this is your first book dealing with life under Chairman Mao, and you would like to learn more about the history and life of the Chinese people during Chairman Mao's time, then follow this book with Jung Chang's Wild Swans.
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