Hourglass

The book portrays Mo Xingxing, a girl who suffers from bulimia due to the mysterious death of her mother. The prototype of the character comes from a girl with bulimia that the author came into contact with in real life. The stories of these "problem girls" made Rao Xueman extremely distressed, and he began to write novels about youth pain. Rao Xueman hopes to tell young readers the true meaning of growth through this book. The girl Mo Xingxing suffers from alternating bulimia and anorexia. When Xingxing was a child, her mother sacrificed herself to save a boy. From then on, laughter was hard to find in this broken family. Xingxing, who grew up with the title of "Hero's Daughter" since childhood, has the sensitive and fragile nature of a girl. Whenever he is mentally stimulated, he will get sick and eat an astonishing amount of food behind everyone's back. After this secret was accidentally discovered by classmate Mi Sha, the friendship between the two girls developed rapidly. Xingxing found unprecedented friendship and comfort from Mi Sha... Then, she met Lu Li, the boy Mi Sha fell in love with. When Xingxing decided to start over, she discovered a shocking secret about her mother. Mother, Lu Li, Mi Sha, the people around her seem to have extremely subtle connections.