Nicholas Highgate, separated from his parents during the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong, is smuggled to the mainland by his Chinese nurse and disguised as a Chinese boy. As he grows to manhood he witnesses the atrocities and deprivations of the Japanese occupation and is himself drawn into the Communist resistance activities. The book ends when the Japanese surrender and Nicholas is reunited with what remains of his family.
- ISBN10 0140383662
- ISBN13 9780140383669
- Publish Date 27 August 1998 (first published 24 April 1997)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 144
- Language English