Peking: An Epic Novel of Twentieth-Century China by Grey, Anthony

Peking: An Epic Novel of Twentieth-Century China (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781504049252)

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Peking: An Epic Novel of Twentieth-Century China by Grey, Anthony

Peking: An Epic Novel of Twentieth-Century China

$28.99
Peking: An Epic Novel of Twentieth-Century China by Grey, Anthony

Peking: An Epic Novel of Twentieth-Century China

$28.99
Format: Paperback
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This epic novel of a wide-eyed missionary and a rebellious woman thrust into China's Communist revolution is "an excellent read, panoramic in scope" (Financial Times).

In 1931, young English-born missionary Jakob Kellner brings all the crusading passion of his untried Christian faith to a China racked by famine and bloody civil war. He burns to save the world's largest nation from Communism.

But when he is swept along on the cold, unforgiving Long March, Jakob becomes entangled with Mei-ling, a beautiful and fervent revolutionary. Soon, powerful new emotions challenge and reshape his faith--and entrap him forever in the vast country's tortured destiny.

Once held hostage by Red Guards in Peking for more than two years, author Anthony Grey traces the path of China's Communist party from its covert inception through purge and revolution. He crafts a portrait of China as a land of great beauty and harshness--of triumph and tragedy--in a sweeping narrative, rich in historical and cultural revelations.


Author: Anthony Grey
ISBN-10: 150404925X
ISBN-13: 9781504049252
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC
Language: English
Published: 03/06/2018
Pages: 647
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.48d
By Anthony Grey
By Anthony Grey
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Anthony Grey became a foreign correspondent with Reuters after beginning his career in journalism in Norfolk, England, where he was born and educated. He reported on the Cold War from East Berlin, Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, Sofia, and Bucharest for two years before being assigned to China to cover the Cultural Revolution. There, his imprisonment by Red Guards in a house beside the historic Forbidden City of China's emperors attracted worldwide headlines for over two years. After his release, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to journalism, and was named UK Journalist of the Year. He has gone on to become a radio and television broadcaster, bestselling historical novelist, independent publisher, and frequent public speaker.

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