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How we disappeared : a novel

Title: How we disappeared : a novel / Jing-Jing Lee.
Author: Lee, Jing-Jing, 1985-
Publication: [Toronto, Ontario] : Hanover Square Press, 2019.

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Description

348 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked, leaving only two survivors and one tiny child. In a neighboring village, seventeen-year-old Wang Di is strapped into the back of a troop carrier and shipped off to a Japanese military brothel where she is forced into sexual slavery as a 'comfort woman.' After sixty years of silence, what she saw and experienced still haunts her. In the year 2000, twelve-year-old Kevin is sitting beside his ailing grandmother when he overhears a mumbled confession. He sets out to discover the truth, wherever it might lead, setting in motion a chain of events he never could have foreseen. Weaving together two time lines and two very big secrets, this stunning debut opens a window on a little-known period of history, revealing the strength and bravery shown by numerous women in the face of terrible cruelty. Drawing in part on her family's experiences, Jing-Jing Lee has crafted a profoundly moving, unforgettable novel about human resilience, the bonds of family and the courage it takes to confront the past." -- Amazon.
Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, villages are ransacked. Wang Di is strapped into the back of a troop carrier and shipped off to a Japanese military brothel where she is forced into sexual slavery as a 'comfort woman.' In the year 2000, Kevin is sitting beside his ailing grandmother when he overhears a mumbled confession. He sets out to discover the truth, wherever it might lead, setting in motion a chain of events he never could have foreseen. -- adapted from jacket

Subjects

Genre/Form

Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Novels.

Call Number

JFE 19-8811

ISBN

9781335953759
1335953752

OCLC

1089834456

Author

Lee, Jing-Jing, 1985- author.

Title

How we disappeared : a novel / Jing-Jing Lee.

Publisher

[Toronto, Ontario] : Hanover Square Press, 2019.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Research Call Number

JFE 19-8811

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