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The communist's daughter, Dennis Bock

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The communist's daughter, Dennis Bock
Language
eng
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Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
The communist's daughter
Medium
electronic resource
Responsibility statement
Dennis Bock
Summary
The Communist's Daughter is a sweeping novel of love and betrayal spanning the trenches of the Great War to the horrors of Spain and China. Norman Bethune was a visionary whose dedication touched millions. Rebelling in childhood against his father's religion, he finds a calling himself, saving lives on the battlefield. In Republican Spain he fulfills his idealism, yet before long politics destroy his romance and drive him to seek refuge in China. Here, in service to a man eventually known as Mao Zedong, Bethune begins this account of his life and his cherished beliefs for the only person who still makes a future seem possible: the daughter he has never seen
Target audience
adult
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