The Yellow Papers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Dominique.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historical fiction, Australian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney : Transit Lounge, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It's 1872 and China - still bruised from its defeat in the two Opium Wars - sends a group of boys, including seven-year-old Chen Mu, to America to study and bring back the secrets of the West. But nine years on Chen Mu becomes a fugitive and flees to Umberumberka, a mining town in outback Australia. He eventually finds peace working for Matthew Dawson, a rich pastoralist. When the bubonic plague ravages Sydney, Matthew Dawson's daughter returns to her father's property with her son, Edward. But it's a lonely life for a small boy surrounded only by adults, and he soon befriends Chen Mu, forging

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Part One; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; Part Two; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; Part Three; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781921924620

1921924624

OCLC:

870228674