The Porcelain Thief Searching the Middle Kingdom for Buried China |
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| Author:
| Hsu, Huan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-00-747941-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2016 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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| Imprint: | Fourth Estate |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu's great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze River. But before they left a hole was dug as deep as a man, and as wide as a bedroom, in which was stowed the family heirlooms.
In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu's great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze River. But before they left a hole was dug as deep as a man, and as wide as a bedroom, in which was stowed the family heirlooms.