Dreams of Flight: The Lives of Chinese Women Students in the West: By Fran Martin. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2022.

"Dreams of Flight: The Lives of Chinese Women Students in the West" by Fran Martin explores the experiences of middle-class Chinese female students in Melbourne, Australia, within the context of China's ongoing social, political, and economic transformations. The book examines how transnational educational mobility has allowed these young women to shape new forms of identity and feminine gender roles. It also discusses the connection between market socialism, the emerging Chinese middle class, transnational mobility, and the significance of gender in shaping mobility experiences. The book provides a comprehensive exploration of the experiences of Chinese women studying abroad and their impact on gender dynamics. [Extracted from the article]