A Thousand Pieces of Gold : A Memoir of China's Past Through its Proverbs Condition:Like New And yet they were survivors

And yet they were survivors

lonely hearts and mysterious women

and journeys from Hammerfest

Filled with practical advice

it continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living

A Thousand Pieces of Gold : A Memoir of China's Past Through its Proverbs Condition:Like New And yet they were survivorsThe author of the international bestsellers Watching the Tree and Falling Leaves has always been fascinated by proverbs and their importance and use in China. Both her book titles are based on such proverbs. The majority of Chinese proverbs are drawn from the 1st century, when the First King of all China established his leadership over the whole country and its warring kingdoms. In ancient China, a scholar's conversation would be studded with