When True Love Came To China by Lynn Pan
The book examines the tradition of arranged marriage in China by tracing the lives of couples whose unions were brokered by family and community, exploring how love, duty and social expectation intersect as the country modernizes. Through personal narrative, historical context and interviews it shows the mechanics of matchmaking, the role of family negotiation and the tensions between romantic intimacy and filial obligation. By situating individual stories within broader political and cultural shifts, it reveals how changing economic and social forces transformed marriage, courtship and gender roles.
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