<p>A candid and intimate story of a courageous woman, where Mei talks directly to you. It is often harsh, but with gentle prose; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;"><em>The boat of my life seemed to navigate directly towards the Island of Death; dark clouds rolled in, black waves flooded...</em>. <br></b><br>The backdrop; in China and Germany; her partner (the father of her son) having an affair with her sister; and of course, stage four cancer.</p><ul><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;">Sales</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;">points:</b></li><li>Shows the capacity for humans to prevail against cancer and emotional trauma</li><li>&nbsp;Interesting times; China's massive development and the SARS virus ; The wall coming down in Germany</li><li>Dotted with beautiful prose</li><li>Contains wonderful paintings</li><li>Philosophical</li></ul>