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Gweilo: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood

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Shadowed by the unhappiness of his warring parents, a broad-minded mother who, like her son, was keen to embrace all things Chinese, and a bigoted father who was enraged by his family's interest in 'going native', Martin Booth's compelling memoir is a journey into Chinese culture and an extinct colonial way of life.

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Gweilo: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood, Martin Booth

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2005
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Title
Gweilo: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood
Language
English
Released
2005
Format
Paperback
Pages
269
ISBN10
0553816721
ISBN13
9780553816723
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4.15 out of 5
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Shadowed by the unhappiness of his warring parents, a broad-minded mother who, like her son, was keen to embrace all things Chinese, and a bigoted father who was enraged by his family's interest in 'going native', Martin Booth's compelling memoir is a journey into Chinese culture and an extinct colonial way of life.