Treasured Time
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Summary
Her life may lack legend or grand achievement, yet it speaks for the restless, resilient fate of countless ordinary Chinese: a family short on money but rich in love, supporting one another through it all. Her artistic gifts won her a place as an actress in the county tea-picking opera troupe; in the turbulent years the troupe disbanded, and she was sent to the countryside to settle as a peasant.
After marriage she followed her soldier husband to work in Shanxi, and eight years later returned with him to Yichun, Jiangxi, when he left the army. In 1987 her husband went into business. He achieved a good deal, but also gave himself over to reckless ways—casual in conduct, continually rumored in affairs. The family finally broke apart, and a marriage of more than twenty years came to an end.
In the three decades of independent life that followed, she passed through her lowest point, tasted extreme physical and mental distress, and also came to know true love and quiet joy in the world. At seventy-five, Peng Zhaozhu took up her pen to record the memories of her life.
These records hold both a miniature of an era and the small details of ordinary daily life. True and deeply felt, they reveal the resilient strength of women, and the longing and love that time cannot erase.
Editor's review
From a professional standpoint, the book's literary technique may not be avant-garde, but its value lies in the authenticity of feeling and the honesty of its record. It is like a private notebook of spiritual archaeology, excavating delicate sensations buried by fast-paced life. For modern readers accustomed to information bombardment, this slowness and fineness is itself a form of resistance. The descriptions of things past concern not only nostalgia but touch on deeper questions: how to house memory, how to maintain a sense of self-continuity amid change.
Reading this book is more like an inner tidying-up. It offers no answers but invites readers to gaze together at ordinary yet precious moments, drawing from them a steadying, consoling strength. At a time when the essay is declining, such a quiet work devoted to inner exploration seems especially rare.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy quiet, delicate essays
- Readers who resonate with personal memory and nostalgia
- Those seeking a moment of calm in a fast-paced life
- Literary enthusiasts interested in nonfiction personal narrative
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking strong plot, fast pace, and dramatic conflict
- Readers expecting practical methods or clear knowledge gains
Reading tips
- Read in segments in a quiet setting, immersing in one or two pieces at a time
- Relate and reflect on your own similar memories while reading
- Do not rush; focus on the atmosphere and emotion the words create
About the publisher
World Publishing Audio-Visual Electronic Publishing House Co., Ltd. was established in 2001 and focuses on audio-visual products and electronic publications. Judging from the books in the library, its publishing scope covers software learning, education, general biography and fiction. Representative titles include Understanding Manim: A Detailed Guide to the Manim API with Practical Examples, Micro-Innovation in Schools, Treasured Time and The Life of Jingquan (2 volumes), with authors such as Yang Jun, Liu Zongsan, Peng Zhaozhu and Gengqiao Jushi. Public information is limited, and only four titles are currently listed, so it is difficult to outline a complete series system or publishing profile; these titles roughly reflect the house's attempts in technical tools, educational practice readers and literary and biographical works.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 《珍藏的时光》简介
- 序
- 第一章 父母姻缘
- 第二章 童年的世界
- 第三章 共和东路 150 号
- 第四章 我的哥哥
- 第五章 我的姐姐
- 第六章 我的小学时代
- 第七章 动荡岁月
- 第八章 北上完婚
- 第九章 随军
- 第十章 难产
- 第十一章 西儿
- 第十二章 重逢——部队医院
- 第十三章 转业 ·下海
- 第十四章 婚姻的尽头
- 第十五章 是成全、也是回报
- 第十六章 定居广州的日子
- 第十七章 任性地走向远方
- 第十八章 彭家亲人
- 第十九章 挚友
- 第二十章 我俩的前世今生
- 第二十一章 我们这一代
- 后记
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About the author
Peng Zhaozhu is an author about whom limited public information is available. One work by this author is included in the collection, titled Cherished Times. Judging from the title and its common classification, the book falls under general biography and is likely to center on personal memories, past experiences, or life passages worth preserving, with a tone of recollection and documentary writing. Because basic details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not clearly recorded, the author's life background, writing career, and public identity cannot be described in detail, nor is it possible to determine whether there are other works or a long-term engagement with writing. On the basis of the available information, readers' understanding of Peng Zhaozhu rests mainly on this single work, Cherished Times; its valuing and preserving of time form the main way the author communicates with readers and gives the author a voice within the category of general biography.
