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By Yan, Geling2012., Adult, Harvill Secker Call No: Fic Yan Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: December 1937. The Japanese have taken Nanking. A group of terrified schoolgirls hides in the compound of an American church. Among them is Shujuan, through whose thirteen-year-old eyes we witness the shocking events that follow. The church is supposedly neutral ground in the war between China and Japan, but it becomes clear the Japanese are not obeying international rules of engagement. As they pour through the streets of Nanking, raping and pillaging the civilian population, the girls are in increasing danger.
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By Ai, Mi2011., Adult, House of Anansi Press Call No: Fic Ai Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: City dweller Jingqui is selected to work on an education project in the countryside to further the Cultural Revolution. Clever and curious, she wants to fit in and do well in her new environment, but instead, inappropriately, she falls in love with the son of a powerful army general.
