My Chance

A Historical Novel of Hope After China's Cultural Revolution 


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For readers who enjoy coming-of-age stories with strong female protagonists, "My Chance" offers a captivating experience. 

When life leaves Lianlian with few options, she must seize the once-in-a-lifetime chance because it is her only hope for a future. 

In the tumultuous years of China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), young Lianlian witnesses her mom beaten when she was three years old, and faces a brutal reality of poverty, domestic violence, and relentless bullying throughout her teen years in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. With few options for life after her parents' divorce, Lianlian determines to forge a better future by clinging to a single hope after the Cultural Revolution: the chance to attend college. Will she succeed? Will she learn any inner strength that may benefit her to face challenges in the future?  

"My Chance" is an engaging coming-of-age novel. If you crave real stories rich in cultural detail, raw emotions, and the strong spirit of a young woman overcoming adversity, then "My Chance" will leave you feeling empowered and inspired.

Fun fact: One of the only landmarks still standing after 60+ years in Apple's hometown Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, is this building. It was magnificent and symbolic in the 1960s and 1970s as a museum. And it is still today, magnificent, symbolic, and a museum, among a forest of tall buildings that compete with each other for being more glamorous. 

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