A man bound by tradition to a loveless marriage with a woman in his village home must wait the requisite eighteen years of separation imposed by the Chinese army before obtaining a divorce. Only then can he formalize a union with the city woman whom the rest of the world already considers his betrothed.

Where does life happen? Is it in the moments where we finally achieve our dreams or is it in those infinitely long minutes in between?

Has anyone else read this work? What did yous think?