The Century-Old House

Name: The Century-Old House
Author: User36859979

百年老宅

by User36859979 (用户36859979)

Status: Completed
Length: 161k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Period Fiction
Updated: 2y ago
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

An old family home, four generations, a century of upheaval, and an extraordinary love affair. How did a penniless tenant farmer win the hearts of two beautiful daughters of an enlightened landlord? How did an honest, simple peasant seize control of the village Party secretary's post as if it were a throne, then cling to it? How did a devoted lover go from kind and innocent to cynical and world-weary? Read on to discover his tangled, unbreakable ties with four women. Through the nearly century-long lives of four generations under one old roof, this novel vividly portrays the nature and patterns of human character. It contrasts the misery of life in the old society with the happiness of life in the new, and the changing views on love and marriage across generations. It celebrates the brilliance of honesty and kindness, condemns the baseness of greed and selfishness, and reveals the realities of rural life over the past century. This is an epic account of a century of change in the countryside and a colorful panoramic portrait of the Yellow River basin. It carries important lessons for the present day on how to build a new countryside and advance both material and cultural development.

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