The Woman by the Ru River

The full-length novel Women by the Ru River tells the story of Li Jun, a woman who grew up in Beijie Village on the north bank of the Ru River, in the Funiu Mountains. It follows her ordinary yet tumultuous life and love: the awkwardness of first love, the reluctance to part in the throes of passion, and the graveyard of love. She has loved others and been loved in return. After she married, a beautiful young college student suddenly entered her life, instantly shattering the quiet happiness she shared with her husband. How did she fight to save her marriage when her husband, Ding Fei, was unfaithful? Later, unwilling to accept the fate of a housewife, she started her own business with help from the local government and led the people of the mountains toward a shared dream of prosperity. This is the moving story of an ordinary woman from the Funiu Mountains who refused to accept her lot and found the determination to help lift her community out of poverty.