本书记叙了中国传统知识分子的典型代表于文在历经劫难之后，依然热爱自己的祖国，热爱中国的传统文化，为了追求古代圣贤先哲淡薄名利、皈依自然的超脱精神和思想，他不惜冒家庭破灭的风险，放弃了去美国定居的机会。即使到了人生六十该过悠闲的退休生活的时候，于文依然孜孜不倦，终于获得了新的事业和爱情的双丰收，迎来了人生的第二个春天!小说以中国的小城镇为背景，行文流畅，情节生动形象，生活气息浓厚，适合广大的英语读者阅读和欣赏。

The TurningPoinlis a companion volume of A Continnulng Climb,written by Professor Ding Wangdao．The novel continues to tell the story of a Chinese scholar Yu Wen’s life after his retirement．It displays his Taoist lack of interest in fame，wealth and position，and a Confucian devotion to learning and moral integ rity．Yu Wen values Chinese culture so much that he even refuses his wife’s request to live with her in the United States．which Ieads to their final divorce．However,when teaching in the college near a medium-sized town，he has a good beginning of a new life，which gives him a new and successful career and marriage．

The novel is written in natural and fluent English，and well plotted．It must be a good reading to a wide range of English readers．