In a Single Thought

Name: In a Single Thought
ISBN: 9787229221362

梅裁雪Chongqing Publishing House · ChinaJul 2026

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Word count: 118K words
Chapters: 7
ISBN: 9787229221362

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Summary

Between a Single Thought is a work of psychological growth focused on contemporary women. With delicate yet powerful writing, author Mei Caixue rejects airy-fairy female narratives and writes around three women in different life circumstances—Mu Xia, Mo Nian, and Yun Xi—truthfully portraying their psychological states as they struggle with real-world predicaments such as death anxiety, emotional shackles, and a life shaped by discipline, as well as their growth trajectory from being bound by obsession to breaking free, accepting themselves, and ultimately taking control of their own lives. In these three women resides the independence, resilience, and free, upward spirit ingrained in Sichuan-Chongqing women—not bowing in hardship, not compromising in confusion, taking resilience as armor and freedom as faith—vividly interpreting the spiritual底色 of Sichuan-Chongqing women.

Editor's review

Between a Single Thought turns its lens on three contemporary women in different circumstances, writing about their psychological predicaments amid death anxiety, emotional shackles, and a life shaped by discipline, and about their process from being bound by obsession to breaking free, accepting themselves, and regaining control of their lives. The work's merit lies in rejecting airy-fairy female narratives, not writing growth as a slogan but grounding both predicament and transformation in concrete textures of life. The three threads of Mu Xia, Mo Nian, and Yun Xi each carry different sources of pressure, and readers will easily find shadows of themselves or those around them. The independent, resilient, and free, upward spirit of Sichuan-Chongqing women runs throughout, giving the characters' posture of not bowing in hardship and not compromising in confusion a grounding in regional culture rather than empty inspiration. When reading, it is best to follow the characters' psychological shifts slowly and note the turning points of each woman's "single thought"—that is where the book is most powerful. For readers interested in women's psychological growth and fond of realistic themes, this book offers a warm observational perspective.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in contemporary women's psychological growth and real-world predicaments
Readers of realistic fiction who prefer character psychology
Those interested in Sichuan-Chongqing regional culture and women's spiritual character
Readers currently facing emotional or life-choice confusion who need points of reference

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting lighthearted romance or fast-paced plots
Readers who prefer purely theoretical psychology books without character stories
Readers sensitive to heavy emotional themes who wish to avoid them

Reading tips

Sort through the three women's predicaments and turning points thread by thread and take simple notes.
When you reach a passage where a character makes a key choice, pause and think about your own "single thought."
Read together with friends and hold a discussion around the three women's situations.
After finishing, revisit the beginning and compare the characters' psychological states before and after.

About the publisher

Chongqing Publishing House China · Founded in 1950

Chongqing Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for its titles in the humanities, social sciences, literature and arts, with about 940 books in its catalogue. Its publishing areas cover world history, science fiction, foreign literature, architecture and philosophy. Representative titles include Xiang Da's A History of Communications Between China and the West, Liang Sicheng's Rules of Qing-Style Construction, Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem II: The Dark Forest and III: Death's End, Ann Rand's The Fountainhead (25th Anniversary Edition), and Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series. Its authors include Xiang Da, Liu Cixin, Liang Sicheng and Ann Rand. The press has developed distinctive strengths in historical source editing, the introduction and creation of science fiction, the translation of foreign literature, and architecture and philosophy titles, balancing scholarly value with general readership. As public information is limited, this profile outlines its publishing directions based only on the books in the catalogue.

版权信息
序言她与我们的一念之间
开篇
第一章执念之牢·众生相
第二章执念之镜·照见
第三章执念之墟·了悟
尾声

FAQ

Is this book a novel or a work of psychological growth?

It is a work focused on contemporary women's psychological growth, written around three women—Mu Xia, Mo Nian, and Yun Xi—using character stories to carry psychological predicaments and transformation, combining narrative with a growth theme.

Are the three women's stories completely independent?

Each of the three women carries different life circumstances and predicaments, involving themes such as death anxiety, emotional shackles, and a life shaped by discipline, together forming a group portrait of contemporary women's psychological states.

Is the Sichuan-Chongqing background important in the book?

Yes. The independence, resilience, and free, upward spirit embodied in the three women are regarded by the author as the spiritual底色 ingrained in Sichuan-Chongqing women; this regional-cultural perspective provides support for the characters' posture of not bowing in hardship.

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About the author

梅裁雪 Author

Mei Caixue is an author about whom little public information is available; the library currently holds only one work by this name, the social novel Yinian Zhijian (In a Single Thought). Based on the available information, Mei Caixue's writing centers on the genre of social fiction, and this novel is the main basis for understanding the author's style. As no clear records exist regarding dates of birth and death, nationality, educational background, or writing career, it is difficult to sketch a complete biography, and excessive inference about the author's creative development should be avoided. Judging from the limited information about the work, the writing draws on the framework of social fiction and attends to human choices and changing circumstances within specific social settings; the title itself suggests a focus on a single thought and the moment of decision. Readers wishing to learn more about this author may begin with Yinian Zhijian and consider its narrative orientation and thematic concerns.