When Sleeping Women Wake - Neuware

In this compelling historical debut, three extraordinary women are forced on a journey of survival during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in World War II. Hong Kong, 1941. Following the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, the wealthy Tang family flee to Hong Kong, believing it to be protected under British occupation. As the First Wife of the family, Mingzhu leads a sheltered - if lonely - existence overseeing her daughter Qiang's education, while managing the household alongside her devoted maid, Biyu. But when the Japanese army invade, the three women are scattered. Mingzhu's affinity for languages spares her from physical labour, but she is coerced into working for a Japanese captain. Qiang and Biyu escape the island, only to be forced into factory work, until an encounter with the East River Column Resistance fighters separates them once more. The longer the brutal occupation lasts, the more determined the women are to resist. And as war rages around the world, each is holding onto the hope that the other is alive. Beautifully told and compulsively written, When Sleeping Women Wake is an utterly transporting story of female resistance and untold bravery, at once epic and intimate, heartbreaking and hopeful. EAN: 9781529440645 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 17.06.2025 Autoren: Yin, Emma Pei Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 464 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Historical Keyword: epic historical debut; untold history; lisa see; women's history; pachinko; min jin lee; asian literature; second world war historical fiction; mina lee; historical love story; multi generational family history; family life fiction; Hong Kong; Hong Kong Chinese author; the mountains sing; kristin hannah; the nightingale; banyan moon; mongrel; hanako footman; thai thao; debut writer; world war two; chinese history; japanese history; asian author; reese's book club; the island of see women; lady tan's circle of women; jing jing lee; hwa prize; yangsze choo; east river column; female resistance Fachschema: Chinesische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Historischer Roman, Erzählung~Weltkrieg 1939/45 / Roman, Erzählung Fachkategorie: Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch~Historischer Roman~Erzählerisches Thema: Identität / Zugehörigkeit Länge: 234 mm Breite: 153 mm