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Silent Inheritance: A Novel of Repression, Loss And Survival
In a land where every word is watched and every choice can cost your life, one family fights to hold on to love, dignity, and truth. From the golden fields of a rural estate to the violence and betrayal of the Cultural Revolution, their lives are bound by history’s iron grip — and by the secrets they dare not speak.
Through the eyes of Jasmine, a young woman inheriting not only her family’s legacy but also generations of pain and resilience, Silent Inheritance tells a story of tyranny and survival that echoes far beyond any borders.
At once intimate and sweeping, this novel lays bare the human cost of political utopias — and asks what remains when a family’s world has turned to ashes.
Through the eyes of Jasmine, a young woman inheriting not only her family’s legacy but also generations of pain and resilience, Silent Inheritance tells a story of tyranny and survival that echoes far beyond any borders.
At once intimate and sweeping, this novel lays bare the human cost of political utopias — and asks what remains when a family’s world has turned to ashes.
518 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 30, 2025
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About the author
Jessica Zhang
4 booksJessica Zhang is an award-winning author whose storytelling captures the resilience and struggles of ordinary lives against the sweep of history. Writing in the tradition of realistic fiction, her novels reveal the beauty and pain of family legacies, the cost of silence, and the enduring strength of the human spirit.
Her works include:
* Silent Inheritance (Iron Bell Press, 2025)
* The Crimson Eyed Buddha (winner of the Taiwan Overseas Chinese Federation Award for Literary Works and the CALA Best Book Award)
* The Land of Sorrow (Outstanding Fiction, Taiwan Overseas Chinese Federation)
* Northern Maple, which was distributed widely in both China and world wide.
Her books have been catalogued by leading university libraries such as Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Jessica is a member of several writer's associations in North America. She has spoken at the Harvard University Chinese Culture Forum, the Boston Public Library, and the Queens Library in New York.
Her background spans both China and the United States, with degrees and professional work in technology and healthcare. These experiences give her writing cultural depth and insight into the struggles and resilience of modern life. In addition to writing, Jessica is a visual artist, often illustrating her own books and exhibiting her work publicly.
Through both words and images, she invites readers to remember the past, reflect on freedom, and find hope in the endurance of the human spirit.
Her works include:
* Silent Inheritance (Iron Bell Press, 2025)
* The Crimson Eyed Buddha (winner of the Taiwan Overseas Chinese Federation Award for Literary Works and the CALA Best Book Award)
* The Land of Sorrow (Outstanding Fiction, Taiwan Overseas Chinese Federation)
* Northern Maple, which was distributed widely in both China and world wide.
Her books have been catalogued by leading university libraries such as Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Jessica is a member of several writer's associations in North America. She has spoken at the Harvard University Chinese Culture Forum, the Boston Public Library, and the Queens Library in New York.
Her background spans both China and the United States, with degrees and professional work in technology and healthcare. These experiences give her writing cultural depth and insight into the struggles and resilience of modern life. In addition to writing, Jessica is a visual artist, often illustrating her own books and exhibiting her work publicly.
Through both words and images, she invites readers to remember the past, reflect on freedom, and find hope in the endurance of the human spirit.
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