An evocative journey into 1930s China deftly weaves together themes of personal relationships and global events Laura Leroy inhabits the two realms of her Oxford past and Peking present. Into her current world of exotic beauty and brutality comes Vinstead, a professor from Cambridge and a reminder of all she has left behind. A picnic party leaves for the hills near Peking, and tensions rise as Laura cautiously responds to Vinstead's attraction and their fragile world comes under threat.
Laura Leroy finds her life in 1930s China complicated by the arrival of Vinstead, a professor from Cambridge and a reminder of her Oxford past and all she has left behind.
Peking Picnic General
| ISBN | 9780956294784 |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Publisher | Capuchin Classics |
| Pages | 313 |
| List Price | $16.95 |
| Author | Bridge, Ann |
| Publication Date | 07/27/2010 |
| Release Status | In Print |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Measurements | Height: 7.75 Inches (US)Width: 5.25 Inches (US)Thickness: 1 Inches (US)Unit Weight: 0.85 Pounds (US) |
| Series | Capuchin Classics |
| Foreword | Kelly, Linda |
An evocative journey into 1930s China deftly weaves together themes of personal relationships and global events Laura Leroy inhabits the two realms of her Oxford past and Peking present. Into her current world of exotic beauty and brutality comes Vinstead, a professor from Cambridge and a reminder of all she has left behind. A picnic party leaves for the hills near Peking, and tensions rise as Laura cautiously responds to Vinstead's attraction and their fragile world comes under threat.
Laura Leroy finds her life in 1930s China complicated by the arrival of Vinstead, a professor from Cambridge and a reminder of her Oxford past and all she has left behind.
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