If Meihong Xu's story weren't true, a Hollywood
scriptwriter would have invented it.' The Times
Meihong Xu grew up during the upheaval of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Inducted into the People's Liberation Army at an early age, she became a member of the elite intelligence corps and was sent to spy on visiting American professor, Larry Engelmann. But as she got to know him, she realised her old loyalties were gradually being divided...
Daughter of China
is the compelling and beautifully told story of an extraordinary love affair, but more than that it is a vivid insight into life inside the rigid walls of Communist China.