When the Wutong Blossoms Bloom Again: Revised Complete Edition

This is an ambitious epic about an ordinary person's growth and transformation as she pursues her dreams. It is the story of a writer's growth, tears, and struggle; a collision between reality and ideals, and a contest between human nature and the beast within...

Shan Xing'er is a country woman whose life has been steeped in hardship. When she was young, her mother left home, plunging her into suffering and igniting a lifelong dream of becoming a writer. While in high school, she was late for 40 days and became so burdened by anxiety that she could not sleep through the night. She then developed vascular headaches, which ultimately forced her to give up her studies. At 19, she became mentally ill and was sent to a psychiatric hospital, where she happened to meet a woman who mistook her for her first love.

After recovering and leaving the hospital, she married Erhu, a businessman, and began a difficult married life. Driven by poverty to seek change, she started a business from scratch. Just as life was becoming comfortable, the internet age arrived. Later, unable to endure her husband's betrayal, she stumbled into the massage industry, where nine men abused her. She nearly became a prostitute, but the selfless and fearless love of a university student made her come to her senses.

When she returned to her hometown, her husband drove her away. After reflecting deeply on her situation and pushing aside distractions, Shan Xing'er began searching for a spiritual and emotional homecoming. But once again, her husband subjected her to suspicion and domestic violence. She eventually had an emotional affair, and a writer coerced her into signing a lover's contract. At 48, she divorced and completed her magnum opus, "The Paulownia Tree Once Again...