The Bird in the Bamboo Cage

(1)
The Bird in the Bamboo Cage image
ISBN-10:

0008393672

ISBN-13:

9780008393670

Author(s): Gaynor, Hazel
Released: Aug 01, 2021
Publisher: HARPER/COLLINS
Format: Paperback, 387 pages

Description:

Their motto was to be prepared, but nothing could prepare them for war. . .\nThe New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home sets her unforgettable new novel in China during WWII, inspired by true events surrounding the Japanese Army’s internment of teachers and children from a British-run missionary school.\nChina, December 1941. Having left an unhappy life in England for a teaching post at a missionary school in northern China, Elspeth Kent is now anxious to return home to help the war effort. But as she prepares to leave China, a terrible twist of fate determines a different path for Elspeth, and those in her charge.\nTen-year-old Nancy Plummer has always felt safe at Chefoo School, protected by her British status. But when Japan declares war on Britain and America, Japanese forces take control of the school and the security and comforts Nancy and her friends are used to are replaced by privation, uncertainty and fear. Now the enemy, and separated from their parents, the children look to their teachers – to Miss Kent and her new Girl Guide patrol especially – to provide a sense of unity and safety.\nFaced with the relentless challenges of oppression, the school community must rely on their courage, faith and friendships as they pray for liberation – but worse is to come when they are sent to a distant internment camp where even greater uncertainty and danger await . . .\nInspired by true events, When We Were Young and Brave is an unforgettable novel about impossible choices and unimaginable hardship, and the life-changing bonds formed between a young girl and her teacher in a remote corner of a terrible war.

Best prices to buy, sell, or rent ISBN 9780008393670




Related Books

Frequently Asked Questions about The Bird in the Bamboo Cage

You can buy the The Bird in the Bamboo Cage book at one of 20+ online bookstores with BookScouter, the website that helps find the best deal across the web. Currently, the best offer comes from and is $ for the .

The price for the book starts from $8.77 on Amazon and is available from 35 sellers at the moment.

If you’re interested in selling back the The Bird in the Bamboo Cage book, you can always look up BookScouter for the best deal. BookScouter checks 30+ buyback vendors with a single search and gives you actual information on buyback pricing instantly.

As for the The Bird in the Bamboo Cage book, the best buyback offer comes from and is $ for the book in good condition.

The The Bird in the Bamboo Cage book is in very low demand now as the rank for the book is 1,916,039 at the moment. A rank of 1,000,000 means the last copy sold approximately a month ago.

Not enough insights yet.