How we disappeared, a novel, Jing-Jing Lee
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How we disappeared, a novel, Jing-Jing Lee
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eng
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novels
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How we disappeared
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1089834456
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Jing-Jing Lee
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a novel
Summary
"Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked, leaving only two survivors and one tiny child. In a neighboring village, seventeen-year-old Wang Di is strapped into the back of a troop carrier and shipped off to a Japanese military brothel where she is forced into sexual slavery as a 'comfort woman.' After sixty years of silence, what she saw and experienced still haunts her. In the year 2000, twelve-year-old Kevin is sitting beside his ailing grandmother when he overhears a mumbled confession. He sets out to discover the truth, wherever it might lead, setting in motion a chain of events he never could have foreseen. Weaving together two time lines and two very big secrets, this stunning debut opens a window on a little-known period of history, revealing the strength and bravery shown by numerous women in the face of terrible cruelty. Drawing in part on her family's experiences, Jing-Jing Lee has crafted a profoundly moving, unforgettable novel about human resilience, the bonds of family and the courage it takes to confront the past." -- Amazon
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
- Novels
- Human trafficking -- Japan -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Last words -- Fiction
- Singapore -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Widows -- Fiction
- Villages -- Singapore -- Fiction
- Comfort women -- Fiction
- Singapore -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Military offenses -- Fiction
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
- Novels
- Human trafficking -- Japan -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Last words -- Fiction
- Singapore -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Widows -- Fiction
- Villages -- Singapore -- Fiction
- Comfort women -- Fiction
- Singapore -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Military offenses -- Fiction
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