In this anthology are four pieces by the well-known Shanghai woman writer Lu Xinger,one of many talented authors who have appeared on the Chinese literary scene since the 1970s.Whth an observably femining sensitivity,she has tasted to the full the excitement,confusion,pain and joy of a generation,and this is vividly reflected in her careful portraits of the lives of ordingary Chinese people.Her portraits are women fron all walks of life and her concern for their fate has made a deep and lasting impression on her readers.