During China's Cultural Revolution, Benfu survived the cruel years, but he did not emerge unscathed. The Scavenger's Daughters is the story of Benfu and his beloved wife Calli, chronicling their attempts to build a life in the turmoil and aftermath of Maoist China. At the heart of their struggle lies the pain of losing their only child. To fill the terrible hole in their lives, they take in abandoned girls; the unwanted "weeds" as their own, lovingly...

The lives of three strangers converge in profound and unexpected ways. As the daughter of the town scavenger, Mari grew up knowing hardship, but she never anticipated the struggles facing her as an adult. Max, an American photojournalist, arrives in China to face his demons and end his unbearable suffering. A little girl grows up on the streets, longing for the one thing she's never known, a family.