{"product_id":"red-scarf-girl","title":"Red Scarf Girl","description":"I have never doubted what I was told: \"Heaven and earth are great, but greater still is the kindness of the Communist Part; father and mother are dear, but dearer still is Chairman Mao.\"\u003cp\u003eIn 1966 Ji-li Jian was 12 years old. And oustanding student and a leader of her class, she had everything: brains, ability, the admiration of her peers -- and a shining future in Chairman Mao's New China. But all that changed with the advent of the Cultural Revolution, when intelligence became a crime and a wealthy family background invited persecution or worse. For the next few years Ji-li and her family were humilated and reviled by their former friends, neighbors and colleagues and lived in constant terror of arrest. At last, with the detention of her father, Ji-li was faced with the most dreadful decision of her life: denounce him, or refuse to testify and sacrifice her future in her beloved Communist Party.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with simplicity, innocence and grace, this unforgettable memoir gives a child's-eye view of a terrifying time in 20th-century history -- and of one family's indomitable courage under fire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53017481118016,"sku":"9780064462082","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/8912\/3648\/files\/imageloader_bb146262-1dc5-4948-880c-895cbc9379a8.jpg?v=1786544243","url":"https:\/\/silverstreetbooks.com\/products\/red-scarf-girl","provider":"silverstreetbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}