The mountains of southern Sichuan are shrouded in mist. Lin Yan was born an unwanted daughter and has spent half her life adrift, with nowhere to call home.
Her mother's unhappy marriage, her father's cold selfishness, and the crushing prejudices of the times make it hard to breathe.
Only the warmth of her grandparents' home, with its smoke rising from the kitchen, can pierce the endless fog and offer her the one place she can turn to in her difficult life.
But one day, her grandparents will be gone.
Her mother will grow old, too. As Lin Yan grows up in this story, what path will she take?…
