When we were young & brave : a novel

When we were young & brave A novel

Hazel Gaynor

Book - 2020

Enduring privation when Japan declares war on England, a teacher at a British missionary school in China is sent to a distant internment camp, where she provides support and instruction to incarcerated children taken from their parents.

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Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 > China > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons > Fiction.
British > China > Fiction.
Teacher-student relationships > Fiction.
Girl Guides > Fiction.
China > History > 1937-1945 > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
War fiction.
Novels.
Genres
Historical fiction
War fiction
Novels
Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2020]
Language
English
Main Author
Hazel Gaynor (author)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
Includes "P.S. insights, interviews & more..." -- Back cover.
Physical Description
422, 12 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN
9780063034839
9780062995261
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

During World War II, when the Japanese intern everyone at a British-run missionary school in northern China, teacher Elspeth Kent inspires her charges by instituting the Girl Guide patrol. Inspired by real events; with a 100,000-copy paperback and 30,000-copy hardcover first printing.

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