{"product_id":"the-colour-of-the-sky-after-rain","title":"The Colour of the Sky After Rain [2020] hardback","description":"An extraordinary memoir of one woman's experiences in China. \u003cp\u003e******************************** \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTessa Keswick first travelled to China in 1982 and immediately fell in love with its history, culture and landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the next thirty years, she travelled extensively in China, visiting its temples and landmarks, the sites of its most famous battles, and the birthplaces of its best-known poets and philosophers. She also witnessed China's transformation, as hundreds of millions were lifted out of poverty and the country emerged as an economic superpower in waiting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeswick's observations of life in China are perceptive and full of insight. Her narrative is rich in microhistories of people encountered and places visited. By presenting a colourfully woven tapestry of contrasting experiences and localities, she allows the reader to glimpse the sheer diversity of China and its vast population. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA multi-textured and revealing survey of the world's largest country, as seen through one woman's eyes, \u003ci\u003eThe Colour of the Sky After Rain\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compelling portrait of China in an age of radical change, and charts the key staging posts in its recent, remarkable history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e******************************** \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tessa Keswick provides joyous insights into her life with husband Sir Henry Keswick' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Keswick is an engaging, lively guide and she is at her best when writing about the Chinese landscape' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'At precisely the time that we need to understand China more than ever, along comes a book that is incisive, honest, witty, and beautifully written which explains the Chinese people and society to a Western audience superbly. Impossible to categorize, \u003ci\u003eThe Colour of the Sky After Rain\u003c\/i\u003e is part-memoir, part-travelogue, part-history, part-thoughtful musing, and packed with insights into the Chinese state and soul that forces us to look afresh at the world's thrusting new superpower' \u003cb\u003eProfessor Andrew Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If you want an enthralling read about China and to learn a lot about that extraordinary country at the same time, read Tessa Keswick's \u003ci\u003eThe Colour of the Sky After Rain\u003c\/i\u003e. I derived so much pleasure and excitement from the story that I hardly noticed all the history I was imbibing. \u003ci\u003eThe Colour of the Sky aAter Rain\u003c\/i\u003e is both serious and seriously entertaining. It is strongly recommended' \u003cb\u003eLady Antonia Fraser\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Colour of the Sky After Rain\u003c\/i\u003e made me want at once to leap on to a plane and travel to Zhongdian, to Jiayuguan, to Suzhou, to Xinjiang (and on and on)... I learnt a great deal from this book about the history of China over the millennia and especially over the last fifty years' \u003cb\u003eNeil MacGregor\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Keswick, Tessa","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44204156158242,"sku":"9781789545036","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/keswick-tessa-the-colour-of-the-sky-after-rain-2020-hardback-9781789545036-58310906970451.jpg?v=1726316946","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-colour-of-the-sky-after-rain","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}