My Unexpected Life

This is an amazing true story of a little girl, born in secret to a distinguished family in China in 1932, who is gathered into the family by her famous father when he learns that her mother has borne their seventh child. Fleeing from the invading Japanese during the war years, Sue-ning Chu Barry tells of seeing fighter planes strafing and trucks filled with dead bodies, of moving from village to village, and of maintaining the traditional culture of the times. With her nanny providing personal