Birdless Summer

In this third volume of her masterly autobiography, Han Suyin vividly reconstructs the events of Chinese history between 1938 and 1948. She tells the story of her unhappy marriage to a fanatical army officer against the background of the terrifying confusion and corruption of China at this time: the Japanese invasion, the misery this brought upon the Chinese people, the activities of Chiang Kai-Shek and his 'Blueshirts', the violent prelude to the revolution that finally catapulted China into the modern world. Interwoven with her account of the great events of the time, Han Suyin continues the story of her own eventful life-the start of her writing career, her adoption of a daughter, her experiences as a diplomat's wife in wartime and much else besides.

Format: Softback - good condition

Published: Panther Books Limited 

Published: 1972

ISBN:  9780586037690