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In 1930s Shanghai, young engineer Shen Shijun has fallen in love with with his beautiful colleague Gu Manzhen. His family plan to match him with his wealthy cousin against his wishes.

Shen and Gu are pulled apart by various circumstances, including a lustful brother-in-law, a treacherous sister, a family secret. Over the years, societal expectations thwart their attempts at happiness. Still, they don't give up. A glamorous, wrenching tale set during a fascinating time and place in history, Half a Lifelong Romance is a beloved classic from one of the twentieth-century China's literary giants.

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