Anna, the narrator of this riveting first novel, lives in a storybook world: exotic pre- World War II Shanghai, with handsome young parents, wealth, and comfort. Her father, the son of missionaries, l
"What ardent, dazzling souls emerge from these American missionaries in China . . . A beautiful, searing book that leaves an indelible presence in the mind." —Patricia Hampl, author of The Florist's D
"What ardent, dazzling souls emerge from these American missionaries in China . . . A beautiful, searing book that leaves an indelible presence in the mind." Patricia Hampl, author of The Flori
Husband-and-wife missionaries Will and Katherine Kiehn witness China being plunged into civil war as they continue to try to improve the lives of the people of Kuang P'ing Ch'eng--The City of Tranquil
