Family, Country, and the World

Author: Wang Xia
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: The novel "Home Country and World" is set against the backdrop of the more than half-century tumultuous battle journey of the People's Armed Police Force, depicting the struggles of the armed police officers who fearlessly faced hardships and risked their lives to defend the motherland and its borders. It is a rare and outstanding military literary work in recent years. This is a historical tragedy. This is a tragedy of the era. The stories here—life and death, love and hate, joy and sorrow, beauty and ugliness—are not only the history of one generation's revolution and the tragedy of one generation's love, but also the meeting of their lives, the clash of their spirits, and the confrontation of their souls. The story of the novel is full of twists and turns, the characters are vividly portrayed, and it leaves readers breathless and deeply moved. When Chu Tai met and married Li Yuyi, a beautiful team leader, during a battle, LanNie'er, a woman he had a one-night stand with in his hometown, appeared with a ten-year-old child, demanding to join the revolution. To join the revolution or to pursue love? This severe question was placed before Chu Tai. Chu Tai, a revolutionary soldier who had experienced life and death on the battlefield, declared, "We must pursue both revolution and love." To avoid causing trouble for his beloved, Li Yuyi quietly left Chu Tai. Unbeknownst to her, by placing herself in a painful situation, she also threw her deep love into hell. After enduring the suffering of separation in love, they unexpectedly met again several years later. Could they continue their journey of love? Would they again succumb to the obstacles of society and family and separate once more? How deep is love? Why is its wings so heavy? When time passes, what fades away is not just time! As life nears its end, the soldiers who spent their lives in battle have also endured humiliation and hardship for a lifetime. Yet, they suddenly realize that the decision that was wrong from the beginning had doomed their lifelong love tragedy.