Peach Blossom Spring: A Novel

Peach Blossom Spring follows three generations of a Chinese family across continents as they search for a place to call home. In 1938, as Japanese forces advance, Meilin and her four-year-old son Renshu flee their burning city. During their perilous journey across a war-transformed China, they find solace in a treasured hand scroll illustrated with ancient fables. Years later, Renshu has settled in America under the name Henry Dao. His daughter Lily wants to understand her heritage, but Henry refuses to discuss his childhood in China, uncertain how to share a story when so much has been left behind. The novel explores the haunting power of the past, the sacrifices parents make to protect their children, and one family's search for home across war, migration, and generations.