When We Were Orphans
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About This Book
'You seldom read a novel that so convinces you it is extending the possibilities of fiction.' Sunday TimesEngland, 1930s. Christopher Banks has become the country's most celebrated detective, his cases the talk of London society. Yet one unsolved crime has always haunted him: the mysterious disappearance of his parents, in old Shanghai, when he was a small boy. Moving between London and Shanghai of the inter-war years, When We Were Orphans is a remarkable story of memory, intrigue and the need to return.
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Book Details
First Published
2000
Pages
350 pages
Rating
3.0 / 5
Ratings
4
Editions
38
Publisher
Faber Paperbacks
Language
CAT, JPN, DUT
Status
Published
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