When We Were Orphans
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368 pages
From the Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author of Remains of the Day comes this stunning work of soaring imagination.
Born in early-twentieth-century Shanghai, Banks was orphaned at the age of nine after the separate disappearances of his parents. Now, more than twenty years later, he is a celebrated figure in London society; yet the investigative expertise that has garnered him fame has done little to illuminate the circumstances of his parents' alleged kidnappings. Banks travels to the seething, labyrinthine city of his memory in hopes of solving the mystery of his own, painful past, only to find that war is ravaging Shanghai beyond recognition-and that his own recollections are proving as difficult to trust as the people around him.
Masterful, suspenseful and psychologically acute, When We Were Orphans offers a profound meditation on the shifting quality of memory, and the possibility of avenging one’s past.
From the Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author of Remains of the Day comes this stunning work of soaring imagination.
Born in early-twentieth-century Shanghai, Banks was orphaned at the age of nine after the separate disappearances of his parents. Now, more than twenty years later, he is a celebrated figure in London society; yet the investigative expertise that has garnered him fame has done little to illuminate the circumstances of his parents' alleged kidnappings. Banks travels to the seething, labyrinthine city of his memory in hopes of solving the mystery of his own, painful past, only to find that war is ravaging Shanghai beyond recognition-and that his own recollections are proving as difficult to trust as the people around him.
Masterful, suspenseful and psychologically acute, When We Were Orphans offers a profound meditation on the shifting quality of memory, and the possibility of avenging one’s past.
The book will travel abroad with me.---
Kaledonian kanava (engl. Caledonian Canal) on Skotlannissa sijaitseva kanava, joka johtaa Skotlannin itärannikolta Invernessistä länsirannikolle Corpachiin lähelle Fort Williamia. Se rakennettiin 1800-luvun alkupuolella insinööri Thomas Telfordin johdolla, joka johti samaan aikaan myös Götan kanavan rakennustöitä Ruotsissa.
The Caledonian Canal connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William in Scotland. The canal was constructed in the early nineteenth century by Scottish engineer Thomas Telford, and is a sister canal of the Göta Canal in Sweden, also constructed by Telford.
Osallistun tällä Puskailveksen Aikamatka-haasteeseen.
Journal Entry 3 by 
Annelis
at Canal Side, near the fish & chip shop in Fort Augustus, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, June 12, 2016
Annelis at Canal Side, near the fish & chip shop in Fort Augustus, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, June 12, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (6/11/2016 UTC) at Canal Side, near the fish & chip shop in Fort Augustus, Scotland United Kingdom
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Loch Ness näkyy taustalla!Happy reading!
Tämä on 83. kirjani Chanian Vapautusten vuosi 2016 -haasteessa:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/30/530961/8735787
Tämä on 39. vapautukseni Pippiksen kesän 2016 Turismihaasteessa
http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/30/529689/8714369
Journal Entry 4 by 
AnonymousFinder
at Fort Augustus, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 12, 2016
AnonymousFinder at Fort Augustus, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 12, 2016
My family had just enjoyed a lovely picnic on a remote beach next to Loch Ness, then went on to Fort Augustus. The rain kept the girls in the woolen shop, while my husband and I watched a sailboat come through the locks. I found this book wrapped in plastic on a stone bench next to the Caledonian Canals. I was so excited and returned a few days later to Savannah, GA with my treasure. I am a fiction writer, so this is truly wonderful to be part of.
I recently finished it while on another adventure in Ketchum, ID. While in the Salt Lake City Airport, I overheard a well spoken woman saying how much she loved to read. So, instead of leaving it, I handed it to her and explained what this was all about. She was very cool to take it and said she was on her way to Las Vegas, NV.
The book was complex and truly beautiful. I enjoyed it so much, I have ordered another book by this brilliant writer, Kazoo Ishiguro. I hope this book travels around the world and is enjoyed by many. Happy reading my friends!
I recently finished it while on another adventure in Ketchum, ID. While in the Salt Lake City Airport, I overheard a well spoken woman saying how much she loved to read. So, instead of leaving it, I handed it to her and explained what this was all about. She was very cool to take it and said she was on her way to Las Vegas, NV.
The book was complex and truly beautiful. I enjoyed it so much, I have ordered another book by this brilliant writer, Kazoo Ishiguro. I hope this book travels around the world and is enjoyed by many. Happy reading my friends!
