Dragons in Shallow Waters
Love and Death in the Boxer Rebellion
Fiction & Literature, Contemporary Women, Historical
| Author: | Clare Kane | ISBN: | 9789888552290 |
| Publisher: | Earnshaw Books | Publication: | January 21, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Earnshaw Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Clare Kane |
| ISBN: | 9789888552290 |
| Publisher: | Earnshaw Books |
| Publication: | January 21, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Earnshaw Books |
| Language: | English |
Peking, 1900. Amidst the violence and terror of the anti-foreign Boxer Rebellion, a young China-born Englishwoman finds herself under siege alongside the city's overseas population. Independent-minded and unaccustomed to European ways, Nina Ward embarks on an affair with married diplomat Oscar Fairchild, risking her future as death and despair draw ever closer. Journalist Alistair Scott records the controversy, trying to separate the reckless pair as the siege grows bloodier and the scandal grows louder. Based on real historical events, Dragons In Shallow Waters is a story of love, betrayal and secrets that reach across time and continents.
Peking, 1900. Amidst the violence and terror of the anti-foreign Boxer Rebellion, a young China-born Englishwoman finds herself under siege alongside the city's overseas population. Independent-minded and unaccustomed to European ways, Nina Ward embarks on an affair with married diplomat Oscar Fairchild, risking her future as death and despair draw ever closer. Journalist Alistair Scott records the controversy, trying to separate the reckless pair as the siege grows bloodier and the scandal grows louder. Based on real historical events, Dragons In Shallow Waters is a story of love, betrayal and secrets that reach across time and continents.
