Lovers & Comrades
(iPad version 1.2)
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $3.99
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
A stroke victim, a mysterious woman from the past, and the fateful events from a half-century before drive this story of love, secrets, and Americans in China during the Second World War.
In 1989, a stroke victim is brought to St. Matthews Care Facility in Albany, California, unable to speak or move. Lisa, a rebellious Chinese-American hospital intern, learns that his name is Quentin, he was born in Beijing to American missionary parents, and he has no next of kin. When a grandmotherly Chinese woman appears at his bedside and claims to have known him during the War, Lisa is left with more questions than answers. The woman’s strange disappearance after Quentin’s untimely death sends Lisa on a lifelong search: why did Quentin’s former lover need to see him one last time?
Customer Reviews
Wonderful historical fiction that illuminates
Mr. Osborn’s story personalizes historical events and America’s relationship with modern China. Dialog is brisk as the author braids past and present, and the complicated, compelling characters quickly win us over.
Lovers and Comrades
Historical fiction at its best. The book deftly constructs a sublime story of people and relationships formed by global events and international politics. This reviewer most appreciates the context and collection of insights gained into east Asian/American politics that have followed the second world war (and some of the injustices that were committed). The story demands the reader's attention as the questions are built and answers unfold over a nonsequential timeline spanning numerous historical events and character memories. The author so frequently reveals such small details about people and places that this reviewer checked more than once that this was a work of fiction versus a documentary. In the end, I highly recommend this book for historical fiction lovers that appreciate quality research, historical insights, and believable characters woven into real-world events.