Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
Shanghai Shadows, Paperback / softback Book

Shanghai Shadows Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product

Description

A young girl fleeing Hitler takes refuge in Shanghai, where she learns that she must fight to survive Throughout tomboy Ilse’s childhood, her mother has tried to force her to behave like a proper Austrian lady.

But when Hitler annexes their country, the family flees, boarding a packed freighter and sailing around the world in search of a safe harbor.

The United States refuses to take them, so they proceed to China and make a new home in steamy, mysterious Shanghai.

Their lodgings are cramped, money is tight, and Ilse’s father cannot find work—but Ilse is enchanted by the city’s international flavor.

In Shanghai’s shadows she finds the adventure of a lifetime.   When the Japanese occupy the city, Ilse and her brother begin working in an underground resistance cell.

Each day, the city grows more dangerous, and Ilse must lie, cheat, and steal in order for her family to eat.

She is a long way from Austria, but she will do whatever it takes to survive.    

Information

Other Formats

Save 18%

£16.95

£13.79

Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information