This is the third book in The Good Earth trilogy by Pearl S. Buck.
When I read The Good Earth, I had no idea there were two sequels. I found out by accident several years later. I liked the second of these sequels better than this last one and the first of the trilogy best of all.
This third book follows the life of a grandson of Wang Lung of the first book. He has to deal with the China going through the struggles of around the 1920's and 1930's. Part of the time, he is in the USA at college. Things are seen from a Chinese viewpoint, so do not expect Westerners to look too good here.
There are many good sections in the book, but it gets a little too long and drawn out for my taste in several places. I recommend it to those who want to see how life for some of the characters in earlier books turns out - often not too well.
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