The sea of trees

Yannick Murphy

first published 1997 Houghton Mifflin Co., 1997 227 pages

In her first novel, Yannick Murphy surveys the landscape of imperialism through the unflinching gaze of an adolescent girl named Tian. Her name - short for Christiane - is a mark of her divided loyalties. Half French and half Chinese, Tian is detained in an isolated jungle camp when the Japanese invade Indochina at the outset of World War II. With spellbinding candor, Tian details her life in the camp while she waits...

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Sea of Trees edition · 1998 · Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 9780747538257
The sea of trees edition · 1997 · Houghton Mifflin Co. · 227 pages
Sea of Trees edition · 1997 · Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 9780747535256

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