The far side of the sky
Subtitle: a novel of love and death in Shanghai
By: Daniel Kalla
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9781443402651
Subjects: Englisch; Roman; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924; Jews; World War, 1939-1945; Austrians; History; Fiction
Description: "November 9, 1938-Kristallnacht-the Nazis unleash a night of terror for Jews all across Germany. Meanwhile, the Japanese Imperial Army rampages through China and tightens its stranglehold on Shanghai, a city that becomes the last haven for thousands of desperate European Jews. Dr. Franz Adler, a renowned surgeon, is swept up in the wave of anti-Semitic violence and flees to Shanghai with his daughter. At a refugee hospital, Franz meets an enigmatic nurse, Soon Yi "Sunny" Mah. The chemistry between them is intense and immediate, but Sunny's life is shattered when a drunken Japanese sailor murders her father. The danger escalates for Shanghai's Jews as the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. Facing starvation and disease, Franz struggles to keep the refugee hospital open and protect his family from a terrible fate."--Publisher's website.