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Ian Gill's first visit to Hong Kong takes an unexpected turn when he meets his Chinese mother Billie's fellow ex-prisoners of war, revealing a tumultuous past in Shanghai and Hong Kong. He moves to Asia and unravels her intriguing journey: from adoption by an Englishman in Changsha to radio broadcaster in wartime Shanghai, from tragedy in a Japanese internment camp to being decorated by Queen Elizabeth II. And he finally meets his father for the first time.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9789887554660
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 320
  • Udgivet:
  • 7. marts 2024
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..
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Ian Gill's first visit to Hong Kong takes an unexpected turn when he meets his Chinese mother Billie's fellow ex-prisoners of war, revealing a tumultuous past in Shanghai and Hong Kong. He moves to Asia and unravels her intriguing journey: from adoption by an Englishman in Changsha to radio broadcaster in wartime Shanghai, from tragedy in a Japanese internment camp to being decorated by Queen Elizabeth II. And he finally meets his father for the first time.

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