The House of Exile
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In 1920, Nora Waln arrived in China and was welcomed into the innermost daily life of the Lin family as a "daughter in affection". It had been her dream to see China, but to be accepted into this... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
ISBN:B00LCEMEQG
Release Date:January 1933
Publisher:Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1933
Weight:1.03 lbs.
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Fantastic Reading Experience!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I first read this book when only 13 years old. It belonged to my mother, who said it was the most important book I would ever read. It enthralled me when I was young, and I have since re-read it at least five times. I have just decided to read it again since talking about it with friends to whom I recommended it. This book broadened my horizons tremendously, and I have had a love for the Far East all my life and a desire to spend time there because of this book. I loved the descriptions of everyday life in China and the way the countryside and people were depicted was entrancing to me. I was fortunate to be able to live part of my adult life in the Orient, and it was everything I hoped it would be - and for the most part - without the political upheaval evident in The House of Exile.
Exceptional.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Nora Waln was my history teacher at Tientsin Grammar School mid-l930's. An American teaching English history. Would like to know what happened to her. I remember she left our school to marry.
Excellent read for Sinophiles
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Having lived in China and Taiwan for over 5 years, I truly enjoyed this insight into Chinese life in the 1920's! The author does a wonderful job of pulling the reader into the historical events. I am very interested to know what happened to the author, her daughter and her husband.
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