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The plot of these memoirs is very difficult to simplify because each section acts as a separate story, and the links between them are oblique and subtle. Each section has its own plot. The first section, "No Name Woman," tells the story of Kingston's aunt on her father's side, who becomes pregnant by a man who is not her husband. The villagers in China are horrified at her behavior and raid her family's home and farm. She gives birth to her child alone and then commits suicide and infanticide. More... (© PinkMonkey.com; )

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