Shanghai Forever Lost: A Biography of My Grandmother and Mother上海浮生若夢

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Drawing on the true stories of her grandmother and mother, Sonia Hu traces two women’s lives from 1920s Shanghai to 1950s Beijing. Family recollections and historical photographs preserve experiences of war, political change and personal tragedy.胡桃根據外婆與母親的真實故事，記錄兩位女性從二十年代上海到五十年代北京的人生。家族回憶與歷史照片相互配合，保存戰爭、政治變動與個人悲劇中的經歷。

At its center is the bond between mother and daughter: complicated, enduring and shaped by circumstances beyond their control. This work of oral history connects intimate family experience with a wider account of modern China, making the changing city and its people visible through their memories.作品的核心是複雜卻持久的母女關係，她們的命運受到無法掌控的時代力量影響。這部口述歷史將親密的家族生活與現代中國相連，透過記憶讓城市的變遷與其中的人們重新可見。