This novel does not include any fantasy elements and is not a lighthearted read. The story of fleeing from famine is adapted from real historical records of common people escaping hardship. The female protagonist is only eight years old, so leading her family on the road to survival is extremely difficult very difficult.
If you are looking for an easy, satisfying read, please exit now. Don’t continue reading, only to later feel uncomfortable with the hardships the main characters face and then leave a bad review. Writing is not easy, so please be kind.
In the fourth year of Jing, a great drought struck Jianzhou. The imperial court failed in its disaster relief efforts and ordered the people of Jianzhou to seek food in Lanzhou.
A 3,000-mile journey to escape famine, fraught with danger Gu Jin sets out on this uncertain path with her pregnant mother and five-year-old sister.
She thought that fleeing famine was already the worst situation possible, but little did she know that war and natural disasters would follow one after another…