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Starting from the death of her grandmother and her mother's cancer, Lin Xuehong reviewed her mother's life from the perspective of a daughter.

"I think my mother must have a strong and vigorous vitality. That's how she could withstand the hardship and despair of life..."

Born in a small town, from a poor family, she only attended sixth grade and married young, but her marriage was unhappy. A woman of the old times, facing opposition from relatives and a quarrelsome family, yearned to maintain her dignity while struggling to survive, she spent her entire life at her sewing machine, working day and night.

"Behind that focused face lies immense pressure, innate resilience, and a resigned acceptance of fate."

Lin Xuehong wrote about more than just her mother.

Lin Xuehong

Born in 1982, he has lived in China since 2005 and currently resides in Tianjin. His works have appeared in Sin Chew Daily, Nanyang Siang Pau, Beijing Evening News, Southern Weekend, Shanhua, and Dianchi. He won the 15th Huazong Literary Award for Fiction. He has worked as a tutor, cafe waiter, translator, and Chinese teacher.

Linmen Zheng family

Postscript: Fear Devours the Soul / Lin Xuehong