Red Memory Av Tania Branigan

<p><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023</b><br><b>WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023</b><b><br>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023<br>A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br><b>A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK</b><br><br><b>An indelible exploration of the Cultural Revolution and how it shapes China today,</b><i><b> Red Memory </b></i><b>uncovers forty years of silence through the rarely heard stories of individuals who lived through Mao¿s decade of madness.</b><br><br>''Very good and very instructive.'' <b>MARGARET ATWOOD</b><br>''Written with an almost painful beauty.'' <b>JONATHAN FREEDLAND</b><br>''Took my breath away.'' <b>BARBARA DEMICK</b><br>''Haunting.'' <b>OLIVER BURKEMAN<br></b>''A masterpiece.'' <b>JULIA LOVELL</b><br><br><i>A 13-year-old Red Guard revels in the great adventure, and struggles with her doubts. A silenced composer, facing death, determines to capture the turmoil. An idealistic student becomes the ''cor