Bronze lives in the village with his parents and his beloved grandmother, spending his days with only the family's old buffalo for company. No one has heard his voice since he was five years old, when a devastating fire broke out in the village. On the opposite bank of the river, a seven-year-old girl named Sunflower suddenly appears, who also spends her time alone waiting for her father to return home from his all-day work. Fate will forever unite the lives of these two children, who together will discover the new world that unfolds before them. A story from distant, exotic China about survival, the struggle for a better tomorrow, and the power hidden in love. A moving story from distant Asia, about survival, the struggle for a better tomorrow, and the power hidden in love. A unique novel from China, by the Andersen Award-winning Cao Wenxuan. It is a poetic, unique novel about friendship and the extended family, but it is not just that. It is a story about devotion, sacrifice, and what exactly happens when love for another is greater than love for oneself. The translation was made from the original language, Chinese, by the translator and author Dimitris Sotakis.