Hiroshima Joe: A NovelPicador, 2013 M10 8 - 304 pages One of the most powerful novels about the experience of war, first published in 1985 |
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Page 20
... Ferry he would have assumed Leung to be one of the well - off Chinese middle class , a manager of a small firm , perhaps , or an executive in one of the European shipping offices where it was now becoming common practice to take on ...
... Ferry he would have assumed Leung to be one of the well - off Chinese middle class , a manager of a small firm , perhaps , or an executive in one of the European shipping offices where it was now becoming common practice to take on ...
Page 21
... ferry . It was in the scuppers . ' ' Why did you not take it to the police ? There might be a reward . ' Sandingham shrugged and tried a smile in return . Leung appreciated that : it was a sign that the European knew his place in this ...
... ferry . It was in the scuppers . ' ' Why did you not take it to the police ? There might be a reward . ' Sandingham shrugged and tried a smile in return . Leung appreciated that : it was a sign that the European knew his place in this ...
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... Ferry . The ferry was the main passenger route across Hong Kong harbour . There were other ways to cross : the Yaumati ferry , for instance , the vehicular one upon which he had found the brooch , crossed from Jordan Road to Central ...
... Ferry . The ferry was the main passenger route across Hong Kong harbour . There were other ways to cross : the Yaumati ferry , for instance , the vehicular one upon which he had found the brooch , crossed from Jordan Road to Central ...
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... Ferry . There were wallah - wallah boats which operated between a quay by the railway station and Blake Pier next to the Star Ferry jetty on Hong Kong - side , but they were very expensive and usually found patronage among rich Euro ...
... Ferry . There were wallah - wallah boats which operated between a quay by the railway station and Blake Pier next to the Star Ferry jetty on Hong Kong - side , but they were very expensive and usually found patronage among rich Euro ...
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... ferry to come in while an elderly American tourist and his wife fiddled with their German camera , trying to insert a new film . Looking down to avoid catching anyone's eye , Sandingham saw the deep blue of the sea lolling to and fro ...
... ferry to come in while an elderly American tourist and his wife fiddled with their German camera , trying to insert a new film . Looking down to avoid catching anyone's eye , Sandingham saw the deep blue of the sea lolling to and fro ...
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