Cheng Lei : A Memoir of Freedom
The extraordinary memoir of surviving China's secret prisons for readers of Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Peter Greste, and Sean Turnell
$30.60
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
4 June 2025
Summary
The extraordinary true story of journalist Cheng Lei whose life was abruptly transformed when she was detained in China on false charges of espionage.
Journalist Cheng Lei spent more than three gruelling years in a Beijing prison after being wrongly accused of espionage. Harrowing, fierce and often darkly humorous, her memoir is about the power of the human spirit; bravery in the face of cruelty and pettiness; the consolations of letters, music and books; and how unexpected friendship…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781460766576 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1460766571 |
| Author: | Cheng Lei |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 458g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 155mm x 235mm |
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Cheng Lei
Cheng Lei is an Australian-Chinese journalist who has worked for both Western and Chinese media. She was born in China but grew up in Australia from the age of ten. At the tensest point in Australia-China relations, she was detained for supplying ‘state secrets to overseas organisations’ and was incarcerated in Beijing by China’s Ministry of State Security for three years and two months. Australian diplomatic efforts secured her release, and she was reunited with her family in October 2023. Lei currently works as a presenter for Sky News. She received the Press Freedom Award from the Australian Press Council in 2024 and was the Australian newspaper’s Australian of the Year in 2023.
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