Peace Blossoms

In the 1960s, when sons were prized over daughters, a baby cried out one night in a hospital delivery room. The cry was clear and loud, and everyone assumed the baby was a boy. Outside, the family only hoped that both mother and child would be safe. Whether the baby was a boy didn't matter to them. This novel follows Nianping, the protagonist, from birth through school, graduation, marriage, and old age. Her transformation over the course of her life bears out the saying: A person's character holds the roads they've traveled, the books they've read, and the people they've loved.