William Morrow

9780062995261

STARRED REVIEW

When We Were Young & Brave

Despite its subject matter, this is an uplifting, hopeful tale of camaraderie in the face of hardship and danger.

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Review of ‘When We Were Young & Brave’

On the eve of World War II, Elspeth Kent and young Nancy Plummer meet aboard a ship as they travel to Chefoo School, a missionary school in northern China. Nancy is already homesick for her family, especially her mother, while Elspeth has come to teach and reinvent herself, having lost the man she hoped to…

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