To help understand a tremendous injustice, this book exposes the hidden realities of the media and judicial systems in Mainland China . The author's experiences are inspiring, in that they show how the personality of a pure and noble individual can shine in the darkness of an unstable society full of nasty behavior. Aside form being a moving, real-life piece of literature, Passing through Life and Death can also be regarded as a historic testimony. The author's great perseverance in the face of intense suffering is vividly described in the text. The aguish she experienced in jail was like crossing the border between life and death. Wang's sincerity can be felt throughout this work, as the simplicity with which her story is presented indicates. The feeling of reading through this book is a if all of the despair hidden in the bottom of one's heart is being cleared away.