The war between Chiang, Kai-Shek and the People’s Liberation Army devastated millions of Chinese families. This is the saga of two such families, spanning several generations, and how the war tore them apart, brought them together, and inspired a prodigy. When Jiaming and Xiaohua flee the mainland for Taiwan, they find love despite the tragedies of the war. Their son, Nianci, is shaped by the poverty and hardships they endure. But his appreciation and love for his parents and lessons from a local tai chi master put him on a new path he never could have imagined.

In this new novel, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, best-selling author and world-renowned martial artist, vividly portrays the chaos during the Communist takeover of China. This is an intensely personal book drawing from experiences in the author’s own life.