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When we were young & brave : a novel Cover Image Large print book Large print book

When we were young & brave : a novel / Hazel Gaynor.

Gaynor, Hazel, (author.).

Summary:

Inspired by true events in China in 1941, readers are introduced to Elspeth Kent, who left England for a teaching post at a missionary school in northern China. When Japan declares war on Britain and America, Japanese forces take control of the school. Now the enemy, and separated from their parents, the children look to their teachers - to Miss Kent and her new Girl Guide patrol especially - to provide a sense of unity and safety.

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  • ISBN: 9780063029491 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 515 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Harper Large Print edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]

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Genre: Historical fiction.
War fiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Bowen Island Public Library.

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