Nanxi Returns to the Sea

Being born the third daughter was her first sin.

In a family that only longed for sons, she was an unwanted girl.

Becoming a wife was her second sin.

In two broken marriages, she was the wife cast aside.

Striking out on her own was her third sin.

In a cold, unforgiving world, she wanted to live life on her own terms.

From a weed trampled underfoot to resilient bamboo taking root in a crack in the stone.

From a stream sobbing in the mountains to a mighty river rushing into the sea.

It took her half a lifetime to understand:

A woman's path isn't given to her by anyone. She carves it out, one step at a time.

This is the story of a stream searching for its destination.

It is also the story of a woman fighting to reclaim her name.

How will she go from “San Ya” to “Qiao Nanxi”?

How will she face her parasitic birth family and the loved ones who betrayed her?

Can she carve out a world of her own in the depths of despair, and ultimately make peace with it all?