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| Author: | Bowling, Harry | |
| Title: | The Chinese Lantern | |
| Cover: | Paperback | |
| Number of Pages: |
471 |
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| Synopsis: | In May 1929 two babies are born on the same day on opposite sides of the world. In Tanners Alley, Bermondsey, Ruby Neal gives birth to a son; the birth is difficult but Ruby is happy to have give her husband the son he has hoped and prayed for. On the edge of a paddy field in Eastern China, a young woman dies giving premature birth to a girl. A travelling trader takes pity and becomes the child's guardian, naming her Mei Li Chang. By the time Paul and Mei Li reach their twenty-first birthdays, they could not have had more different lives, and it is only as a consequence of war that they ever meet. | |
| Genre: | Literature and Fiction | |
| ID Number: |
34 |
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