num_pages: 256
description: England, 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. This book tells a remarkable story of memory, intrigue and the need to return.
language: English
title: When We Were Orphans
titlecomplete: When We Were Orphans
characters: Uncle Philip, Inspector Kung, Aldra, Miss Givens, Sarah Hemmings, Mr Lin, Mei Li, Christopher Banks, Colonel Chamberlain, Wang Ku, Anthony Morgan, Sir Cecil Medhurst, Etsuko, Jennifer, Mr MacDonald, Lady Beaton, James Osbourne, Mr Banks, Akira, Diana Banks, Mr Grayson
genres: Mystery, Fiction, China, Contemporary, British Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 39181
places: London, England, Shanghai
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Novel
publisher: Faber & Faber