Birdless Summer (China : Autobiography, History, Book 3)
by Suyin, Han
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0586037691
- ISBN 13
- 9780586037690
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Academy Chicago Pub, 1985. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Birdless Summer is a biography by Han Suyin. It covers the years 1938 to 1948, her work as a midwife in Chengtu and then going to London with her husband, who was a military attache there. Also her training as a doctor, the start of the last phase of the Chinese Civil War, in which her husband died fighting for the Kuomintang. She gives a vivid picture of the final years of Kuomintang rule in mainland China, and of reactions to the Japanese invasion.
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- Title
- Birdless Summer (China : Autobiography, History, Book 3)
- Author
- Suyin, Han
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 4
- ISBN 10
- 0586037691
- ISBN 13
- 9780586037690
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Pub
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1985
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