Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution

by Helen Zia

Book Overview

The dramatic real life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist revolution--a heartrending precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today.

"A true page-turner . . . Helen] Zia has proven once again that history is something that happens to real people."--New York Times bestselling author Lisa See

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 034552232X
• ISBN13: 9780345522320
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.7" x 9.8"