Comrades and youth are not cheap.

Author: Eileen Chang
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: The novel depicts the lives of four female students in a dormitory at a church-run school in Shanghai. After graduation, they each embark on different paths. The story primarily follows the lives of two of the girls, who were close friends during their middle school years. After getting married, one becomes a translator in Washington, while the other wants to take her daughter to live in France. Years later, they reunite in Shanghai, but after parting ways, they lose contact. The novel begins with their reunion and, through the psychological growth of the four girls, portrays the vicissitudes of life. The work continues the author's signature delicate writing style, with a well-balanced rhythm and vivid character portrayals, making it a classic representative of Eileen Chang's works. The language is filled with Chang's characteristic wit, and the characters are vividly depicted with intricate plot development. Amidst the light-hearted narrative, there lingers a sense of the melancholy and sorrow of life's ever-changing.