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In December 1941, the Empire of Japan invades Hong Kong. For the Leung family, the invasion is the end of a life of luxury and security. In the face of the advancing Japanese army the Leungs, no longer secure in their mansion, are dragged into a spiral of violence, repression, and starvation. The youngest boy, Chung-Man, escapes with his siblings, and together they travel deep into the countryside. But safety in this new world is tenuous and fleeting. Thrown into unfamiliar territory, he finds friendship and encounters betrayal when he is taken captive and imprisoned.
Although Chung-Man survives the war, he cannot escape it. Under the scarred shadow of his past, he drifts to America and adulthood, until he finally glimpses a route through his troubled and divided self.
Based loosely on the diaries and stories of the author's father, this engrossing story of adventure and survival captures the horror of war with unsettling and unerring grace.
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- Title The Water Beetles
- Author Michael Kaan
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 360
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Goose Lane Editions
- ISBN 9780864929662 / 0864929668
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5 x 0.9 in (20.32 x 12.70 x 2.29 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945, Japan
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017415368
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.6
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