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We may find elements of Dobbs's childhood odyssey in other tales, but rarely assembled in one true story like this. From our first glimpse of a stained wooden box holding family secrets, we are immersed-by her side as she and her brother cross interior China and journey onward to the United States. We are with them as they flee aerial bombs and sway up steep ridges on sedan chairs in the pitch dark. Even against the stark realities of a world at war, one senses Dobbs's love for China in unexpectedly charming scenes: water buffalos in rice paddies; market day among ethnic minorities; traversing a suspension bridge made entirely of woven bamboo as her father, to whom the memoir is dedicated, snaps photos on his Leica. All in all, a unique and compelling read. -Claire Chao, Writer's Digest Grand Prize Winner and author of Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels [Dobbs's] reminiscence is simply extraordinary-historically edifying, emotionally dramatic, and elegantly conveyed. A gripping memoir brimming with personal and historical insight. -Kirkus Reviews Readers will be immediately swept into Dobbs's world from the first pages of this breathtaking story and inundated with the sights, sounds, and smells of a China few would otherwise experience: rickshaws scoot around the landscape, the waters of the Yangtze flood up past the river's banks, and street vendors hawk mouthwatering cuisine like sugarcoated haws and dried plum candy. . . . Fans of coming-of-age memoirs rich with period and cultural detail and the tumult of the twentieth century's wars will enjoy this engaging, informative read. -BookLife This is a story of a child and of a journey. At its heart, it is the tale of how two young children in China, having had their mother trapped by war in Hong Kong and their father killed there, crossed a world in conflict. Jennifer Dobbs tells her singular and moving story, summoning impressions and memories of a childhood in China, a family shattered, and a father lost. -Robert Bickers, associate pro vice-chancellor for postgraduate research, professor of history, University of Bristol As one personal account of the damage done to families in Asia by the Second World War, Lost in China speaks for millions. -Dr. Tony Banham, author of Not the Slightest Chance

Readers will be immediately swept into Dobbs's world from the first pages of this breathtaking story and inundated with the sights, sounds, and smells of a China few would otherwise experience: rickshaws scoot around the landscape; the waters of the Yangtze flood the river's banks; and street vendors hawk mouthwatering cuisine, like sugar-coated haws and dried plum candy. Fans of coming-of-age memoirs rich with period and cultural detail and the tumult of the twentieth century's wars will enjoy this engaging, informative read. -BookLife This is a story of a child and of a journey. At its heart, it is the tale of how two young children in China, having had their mother trapped by war in Hong Kong and their father killed there, crossed a world in conflict. Jennifer Dobbs tells her singular and moving story, summoning impressions and memories of a childhood in China, a family shattered, and a father lost. -Robert Bickers, associate pro vice-chancellor for postgraduate research, professor of history, University of Bristol As one personal account of the damage done to families in Asia by the Second World War, Lost in China speaks for millions. -Dr. Tony Banham, author of Not the Slightest Chance

This is a story of a child and of a journey. At its heart, it is the tale of how two young children in China, having had their mother trapped by war in Hong Kong and their father killed there, crossed a world in conflict. Jennifer Dobbs tells her singular and moving story, summoning impressions and memories of a childhood in China, a family shattered, and a father lost. -Robert Bickers, associate pro vice-chancellor for postgraduate research, professor of history, University of Bristol As one personal account of the damage done to families in Asia by the Second World War, Lost in China speaks for millions. -Dr. Tony Banham, author of Not the Slightest Chance

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Jennifer F. Dobbs's experience of being lost in China led her to become a Montessori teacher and earn a master's in school counseling. Dobbs is now dedicated to animal rescue, finding homes for lost and homeless dogs and cats. She currently lives in Memphis, Tennessee. ""Lost in China"" is her first book.

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