G512 Book Review of Dissipation by Tang Ying
Name of Book: Dissipation Author: Tang Ying ISBN: 978-1-60220-213-9 Publisher: Better Link Press Type of book: China, Malaysia, modern times, long lost love, reunions, friendships, motives, marriage, changes, reflections, Shanghai, 1990s? money, greed, finances Year it was published: 2010 Summary: This short novel by one of China's leading female writers is an intimate portrait of a woman's life, caught up in a rapidly shifting world. Dissipation is the story of Su Xiaohui, a young woman desperate to create a better life for herself. Leaving behind her friends and family in Shanghai, she travels to Malaysia, where her wealthy aunt and seemingly ideal husband offer her a chance to fulfill her dreams. But when her mother is taken ill ten years later, Xiaohui finally returns home. She finds herself in a bewildering city, infused with the images of a life she thought she had left behind. When loneliness leads her back to her former lover, her tenuous relatio...