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Books by Midnight Woodpecker
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From the Fanqie books we index, matched on the author's name.
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Tales from the Northeast: The Woman Who Was Left a Widow 东北往事之守活寡的女人
In 1946, on the black soil of Northeast China, Chunxiang, daughter of tenant farmer Wang Mazi, marries Liu Laogen, the landlord's son. Her father receives several acres of good farmland and dozens of silver dollars as a handsome betrothal gift. She thinks she has married into wealth and will live a secure life as a young madam, but Liu Laogen has a hidden ailment, and their marriage proves to be one in name only. Chunxiang is determined to escape the prison that has trapped her, but her greedy f
60.3kReads8.5Score3.5kShelves
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The Bound Bride 捆绑的新娘
A bloody maelstrom was set in motion by a marriage swap in the late 1980s. One bride died, and the other fled. The humiliation Hua'er endured on her wedding night is enough to make anyone blush with shame, while the hardships Zijun faced as she fled her marriage are deeply moving. Though the story is named for two generations, it is really about three generations and the sweeping changes in their views on love, marriage, and life. It also shows China's tremendous economic boom and the profound s
5.9kReads9.0Score693Shelves
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The Girl Nailed to the Pillory of Shame 钉在耻辱架上的女孩
[Historical era + realism + life + education + romance] Wu Jiahao, an accomplished, award-winning lawyer, took on a murder case. In court, the defendant’s long bangs covered her eyes, making her look like half a person. The criminal was convicted, and another victory was all but assured. As court adjourned, the defendant glanced back, and he saw the familiar eyes beneath her bangs. Wu Jiahao froze. Those eyes looked so much like those of his first love, whom he had been searching for for over a
1.4kReads8.2Score128Shelves
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My Man, From My Stepmother's Family 我的他，来自继母的家
Faced with their parents’ divorce, a stubborn younger sister and a timid older sister choose different paths in life. Nianchen grows up struggling under the burden of hatred and a desire to take revenge on her father, while her older sister lives a happy life, sheltered and pampered... Years later, the sisters meet again, but everything has changed. Will they be swept up in a storm of love and hate, or find mutual understanding after the storm has passed? It all comes down to a test of marriage,
125Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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My Last Stand in a Dead Marriage 我在死亡婚姻里的最后一搏
She was a rebellious girl who, by a twist of fate, got married. She took her parents’ lessons to heart and became gentle and virtuous, winning everyone’s affection. Then she fell victim to emotional abuse and swallowed her grievances for more than a decade. When a giant boulder fell from the sky, her soul left her body and returned to childhood. Only then did she realize that she could live her life over, and resolved to write a new chapter. A poor student becomes a top scholar in an instant, as
20Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Strand of Silk Binds My Wild Young Heart 一缕青丝束我少年狂
{Fleeting Love + Unrequited Love + Tormented Romance + Single Mother + CEO} A prank in middle school set it all off. Mischievous Ye Ziteng tucked the end of his front-row classmate Yuan Muhan's long braid into a crack in her desk. From then on, they became enemies, trading one grudge after another. Before he knew it, Ye Ziteng's heart had been turned upside down. No matter how many times Yuan Muhan ignored him, the cheeky boy never dared take another step, leaving himself with a lifetime of regr
18Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Top Scholar Loves Only the Girl Bullied Beneath His Eaves 高考状元郎，独爱檐下受气女
(Scheming + top student + two generations of grudges + illegitimate daughter + pure love) The illegitimate daughter of a crime boss ends up in a poor mountain village, bringing to light a passionate yet tragic love story from years ago. Was it a faithless man, or a woman doomed to a miserable fate? The real mastermind behind it all was that false-hearted do-gooder. When the dust settled, only a lonely grave for a young orphan girl remained, keeping watch alone in the wind. Top scorer in the coll
17Reads—Score—Shelves