![]() ![]() Most everything they have held dear appears to be lost. During the attack, they become separated from the rest of their family and don’t know when and if they’ll meet again. Early in the story, my main character, Meilin, and her young son, Renshu, survive a terrifying aerial bombing from Japanese planes. Folktales have been polished smooth by so many tongues, over so many years, that hearing them is like holding a comforting, rounded river stone.įolktales play an important role in my debut novel, Peach Blossom Spring, which follows three generations of a Chinese family looking for a place to call home throughout the chaos and aftermath of the Sino-Japanese and Chinese Civil wars. ![]() Maybe it’s due to their being peopled with deep archetypes and passed down via oral tradition. Though I am an avid reader, my memory is only ‘sticky’ like this for folktales. To me, one of the most wonderful and mysterious things about folktales is how after just one encounter, they usually stay with me. ![]() I have always had a soft spot for folktales. National Emerging Writer Programme Overview. ![]()
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