Wings of Silk is an ok read. I think the author was a little light on the devastating Cultural Revolution. The main character Ying Ying spends most of the book being miserable. I felt the characters were one dimensional, just going through the emotions.

I read this book in 2 or 3 sittings, finding it really hard to put down. It reads like an autobiography and seems to have been based on the life of the author. I couldn't help but root for Ying-Ying in all her hardships and relationships and was very very glad (and actually very surprised) that she eventually found joy, peace and forgiveness through a means I will not reveal here.