Description
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize
England, the 1930s.
Christopher Banks has become the country's most celebrated detective, his cases the talk of London society. Yet one unsolved crime has always haunted him: the mysterious disappearance of his parents, in old Shanghai, when he was a small boy.
Moving between inter-war London and Shanghai, When We Were Orphans is a remarkable story of memory, intrigue and the need to return.
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Book details
- Format:Paperback
- Pages:320 Pages
- Dimensions:198 x 126 x 19 mm
- Publication date:02/07/2013
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- ISBN13:9780571283880
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins.