The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai Tapa blanda - 2010

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

A good unmarked copy with slightly yellow page edges and uncreased spineSynopsis:An explosion reverberates through the Swan Hotel in Shanghai, and it is not just shards of glass that come crashing down. Li Jing and Zhou Meiling find their marriage rocked to its foundations by the loss of the language that brought them together. For Li Jing, who is injured in the explosion, awakens from brain surgery only able to utter the unsteady phrases of English he learnt as a child - a language that Meiling and their young son Pang Pang cannot speak. When an American neurologist arrives, tasked with coaxing language back on to Li Jing's tongue, she is as disorientated as her patient in this bewitching, bewildering city. As doctor and patient sit together, feelings neither of them anticipated begin to take hold. Feelings that Meiling, who must fight to keep both her husband's business and her family afloat, does not need a translator to understand. A sensitive exploration of the power of words and of silence, "The… Leer más

Fair. This is a well-read book, which means that the previous owner probably really enjoyed it! The cover and pages may include moderate foxing and annotations, but the text is not obscured and still readable. Moderate cosmetic defects and minor water damage may be present on the edges of the book. For paperbacks, there may be multiple crease marks on the spine.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Bloomsbury. Very Good. 7.99 x 10 x 1.85 inches. Paperback. 2010. "341 pages. <br>When an explosion reverberates through the Swan H otel in Shanghai, it is not just shards of glass and rubble that come crashing down. Li Jing and Zhou Meiling find their once-happ y marriage rocked to its foundations. For Li Jing, his head pierc ed by a shard of falling glass, awakens from brain surgery only a ble ... .

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.