Meller, Rachel
The Box with the Sunflower Clasp: Uncovering a Jewish Family's Flight to Wartime Shanghai
- ISBN 13:
- 9781785789816
- author:
- Meller, Rachel
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Icon Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 24 x 16.2 x 3.2 centimetres (0.4
- Genre:
- Biography, Personal Memoirs, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Box with the Sunflower Clasp: A Family's Flight to Wartime Shanghai A beautifully crafted Chinese box with a sunflower clasp is all that remains of a family's past, but it holds a story of love, loss and survival. Rachel Meller's memoir uncovers the hidden history of the Jews of Shanghai, where her aunt Lisbeth and her parents fled from war-torn Europe. In 1930s Shanghai, Lisbeth and her family built a new life amidst fabulous wealth and crushing poverty, disease and gangsters. This is a story of small joys and great hardship, of community and resilience in the face of adversity. Rachel Meller's elegant writing brings to life the experiences of those who were forced to flee their homes and build anew. Through this sweeping family memoir, The Box with the Sunflower Clasp sheds light on a lesser-known chapter in history, revealing what it means to survive and the legacy of displacement that can shape future generations.
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