Weariness: The Life-and-Death Love Affair Between Sun Wen, Daughter of Sun Yat-sen, and Wang Boqiu

Author: Wang Hongzhi, Li Yunxia
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Beautiful young woman Sun Wan, as the first daughter-in-law of Sun Yat-sen, the founding president of the Republic of China, was entrusted to the care of Wang Boqiu, a talented scholar at Harvard University, while studying in the United States. Over time, they fell in love and secretly pledged their lives to each other, eventually giving birth to a pair of lovely daughters and returning to Shanghai. In reality, Wang Boqiu had a pre-arranged wife, Li Chengxiang, as designated by his parents in his hometown, which led to a tragic and timeless love story.
This is a family history-style work written by Wang Hong, the grandson of Sun Yat-sen. The author, drawing on the main thread of the extraordinary and winding love story between his mother, Sun Wan (the daughter of Sun Yat-sen), and his father, Wang Boqiu, reveals the hardships and trials experienced by several generations of his family across different eras—from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China and the post-liberation period. The book vividly portrays the obscure and challenging life experiences of his parents, as well as the joys and sorrows of the family’s anecdotes. It is a heart-wrenching and deeply moving read.