Fault Line

After spending twenty years in the countryside, against the backdrop of society at the time, four siblings born in the 1970s and 1980s became the main characters of this novel. The eldest daughter, Zhang Xiaomei, is traditional and conservative. The second daughter, Zhang Huimei, is strong and responsible, and is the novel's protagonist. The third daughter, Zhang Xianmei, is carefree and willful. The youngest is a boy named Zhang Dezhi, the tragic figure of the story. First, they must endure a broken family, separation, poverty, and helplessness... At the turn of the century, the economy is developing rapidly and people's thinking is becoming more active. Wars rage around the world, cities are growing at a breakneck pace, and people's ways of life are constantly changing. Many changes are taking place in human nature, morality, and ethics. Zhang Huimei, the second child, comes from the countryside and goes through a painful life in her efforts to hold her broken family together...