A Review of Spilled Water by Sally Grindley

I am reviewing Spilled Water by Sally Grindley. This book is, I think, amazing and has become one of my favourites.

It is set in China and about a young girl called  Lu Si-Yan. She lives happily with her mother,father and little brother in thier village. Although they are not rich, all she has to worry about is her grumpy uncle. Then her father dies, and everything changes. Her uncle takes her away and sells her to a rich family. Her new mistress Mrs Chen, at first she seems very nice, giving Si-Yan a makeover, and buying her new clothes, but soon she discovers Mrs Chen plans to imprison her until she is old enough to marry Yemou, the Chen's disabled son. Si-Yan is distraught, but with the help of old Mrs Hong and the nice young cook Xiong Fei she manages to escape. She goes on a journey that ages far beyond her years, but will she ever find her mother again?

This book was extremely good, and one of the best parts of it was the pure description. What made it convincing however was the amount of research had gone into the story and the accuracy of it. This book is based on the true story of hundreds of young girls in China who have been cast out by thier families because they are not male. The plot was exciting but not unbelievable and I really connected with the main character. The ending was sad, beautiful and uplifting at the same time, leaving the reader able to imagine themselves what happened next.

I really didn't have anything about the book that I thought could be improved. It was amazing and i would recommend it anyone of any ange. I would rate this book 5/5 stars.