cover image Legacies: A Chinese Mosaic

Legacies: A Chinese Mosaic

Bette Bao Lord. Ballantine Books, $19 (260pp) ISBN 978-0-449-90620-0

As residents of contemporary China voice their opinions, we hear from an aged scholar who underwent torture and imprisonment, a doctor appalled at medical practices and a terrified journalist. According to PW , this ``kaleidoscopic blend of reportage, oral history, reminiscence and family reunion sets the agony of China's current situation against decades of smoldering ferment for democratic change.'' (Aug.)