
'A brilliant novelistic portrait of China on the brink of monumental change.' - Los Angeles Times. 'An authentic, gripping, disturbing tale of Beijing leading up to the Tiananmen Square massacre.' - Advertiser. Beijing is a city of opportunity and danger when cancer specialist Wally Frith arrives there from Sydney. Chance encounters have life-changing consequences. As the doctor's journey spirals back into his own family story, memories and ghosts shadow the seductions of the present. AVENUE OF ETERNAL PEACE, a kaleidoscopic novel of healing and hope, was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and filmed as CHILDREN OF THE DRAGON with Bob Peck and Lily Chen. This is a new, revised edition.
Page Count:
279
Publication Date:
2008-01-01
ISBN-10:
1862547998
ISBN-13:
9781862547995
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