{"product_id":"nanking-safety-zone-mitch-irion-9798294086589","title":"Nanking Safety Zone: A Story of Love and Courage During the Rape of Nanking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In 1937, as Nanking burns, one man's choice to stay could save 250,000 lives - or cost him the daughter he never knew he had.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNANKING SAFETY ZONE\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003cb\u003egripping, deeply human novel\u003c\/b\u003e that brings to life one of history's most harrowing moments - the Japanese invasion of China's capital in December 1937.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen enemy forces close in, \u003cb\u003eGeorge Fitch\u003c\/b\u003e, director of the YMCA, faces an \u003cb\u003eunthinkable choice\u003c\/b\u003e: escape to safety or stay behind to protect the Chinese civilians who have become his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoosing courage over survival, he forges an unlikely alliance with \u003cb\u003eJohn Rabe\u003c\/b\u003e, head of Nanking's Nazi Party, to create a \u003cb\u003esanctuary for a quarter-million refugees\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the city falls and a brutal massacre begins, Fitch's mission turns personal - \u003cb\u003eMei Lan\u003c\/b\u003e, a young college student caught in the chaos, may be the daughter he never knew he had, born of a forbidden love years before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanding between them is \u003cb\u003eMing\u003c\/b\u003e, a Chinese soldier devoted to Mei Lan but who sees Fitch as a collaborator responsible for surrendering Chinese troops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs violence escalates and the fragile Safety Zone teeters on collapse, \u003cb\u003eloyalties are tested, love is threatened, and survival demands impossible choices\u003c\/b\u003e. The breaking point comes when Ming's desperate act could shatter everything Fitch and Rabe have fought to save.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched from original diaries and eyewitness testimonies, \u003cb\u003eNANKING SAFETY ZONE\u003c\/b\u003e blends \u003cb\u003eauthentic history\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003eunforgettable drama\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShanghai Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, this novel is a \u003cb\u003epowerful testament to moral courage\u003c\/b\u003e - and to how, even in humanity's darkest hours, compassion can bridge the deepest divides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead NANKING SAFETY ZONE today and experience a story of courage, love, faith, and survival that will stay with you long after the last page.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mitch Irion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798294086589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Mitch Irion","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014243397887,"sku":"9798294086589","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0801bc38-411a-4267-8061-08bbb17abe6b.jpg?v=1767747583","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nanking-safety-zone-mitch-irion-9798294086589","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}