The Launceston Branch
- 176 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Anthony Grey Book order
Anthony Grey is a British journalist and author whose work is deeply informed by his experiences. His 27-month detention in China between 1967 and 1969 forms a significant backdrop for much of his writing. Grey explores the profound psychological and political ramifications of imprisonment in his novels and non-fiction. His prose offers a unique, authentic perspective on historical events and the human condition under duress.
- 1997
- 1991
The Bangkok Secret - bk501; Pan Books; Anthony Grey; pocket_book; 1990
- 1989
Peking
- 672 pages
- 24 hours of reading
An epic novel of a wide-eyed missionary and a rebellious woman thrust into China's Communist revolution.In 1931, young English-born missionary Jakob Kellner brings all the crusading passion of his untried Christian faith to a China racked by famine and bloody civil war. He burns to save the world's largest nation from Communism.But when he is swept along on the cold, unforgiving Long March, Jakob becomes entangled with Mei-ling, a beautiful and fervent revolutionary. Soon, powerful new emotions challenge and reshape his faith - and entrap him forever in the vast country's tortured destiny.Once held hostage by Red Guards in Peking for more than two years, author Anthony Grey traces the path of China's Communist party from its covert inception through purge and revolution. He crafts a portrait of China as a land of great beauty and harshness - of triumph and tragedy - in a sweeping narrative, rich in historical and cultural revelations.Read preview >
- 1983
Four families--American, French, and Vietnamese--find their destinies intertwined as they endure fifty years of political turmoil, revolution, and war, in a story that traces the fate of Saigon from 1925 to 1975
- 1982
The Chinese Assassin
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Great Thriller...Many books and movies were actually SPIN OFFS from this book!
