Peking: An Epic Novel of Twentieth-Century China

Peking: An Epic Novel of Twentieth-Century China

Acclaimed by theÂ Financial TimesÂ as â€œan excellent read, panoramic in scope,â€Â PekingÂ brings to life the conflict, struggle, and idealism that marked Chinaâ€™s revolution and led to its rise to superpower status

To a China racked by famine and bloody civil war in 1931, young English-born missionary Jakob Kellner brings all the crusading passion of his untried Christian faith. He burns to save the worldâ€™s largest nation from Communism. But on the cold, unforgiving Long March, amid horror and despair too great for Christianity to salve, Jakob becomes entangled with Mei-ling, a beautiful and fervent revolutionary. Powerful new emotions challenge and reshape his faithâ€”and entrap him for life in the vast countryâ€™s tortured destiny.

Once held hostage by Red Guards in Peking for more than two years, author Anthony Grey crafts a portrait of China as a land of great beauty and harshness, of triumph and tragedy, as he traces the path of Chinaâ€™s Communist party from its covert inception through purge and revolution in an epic novel that enhances the readerâ€™s understanding of modern China.
Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-10-08
Format Kindle eBook

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