{"product_id":"eastern-starlight-a-british-girls-memoir-of-warlord-china-9781638857228","title":"Eastern Starlight: A British Girl's Memoir of Warlord China","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet against a backdrop of one of the most explosive and intriguing eras in China's 3,000 year old history, \u003cem\u003eEastern Starlight, a British Girl's Memoir of Warlord China\u003c\/em\u003e is the first of a three-volume memoir by Jean Elder, born in Hwangkutun village near Mukden, Fengtien Province, Manchuria in 1912, year of the fall of the last Manchu Dynasty. The powerful warlord, Marshal Chang Tso-lin, rules all of Manchuria with the exception of the South Manchurian Railway, the Japanese Concession granted them following their victory in the Russo-Japanese War of 1905.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Manager of the Manchurian segment of the Peking-Mukden Railroad on behalf of the Imperial Railroads of Northern China, her father, Hugh Elder, must on his own achieve the cooperation of Chang Tso-lin and officials of Japan's industrial conglomerate, Mantetsu. Hugh achieves that formidable task and much more-----the friendship, respect, and trust of Chang Tso-lin and his family, the Chinese villagers of Hwangkutun, prominent foreigners of the trans-national community, in particular the Japanese. Among the many rarely awarded medals he was honored to wear as a foreign civilian were Imperial China's \u003cem\u003eOrder of the Double Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e and Imperial Japan's \u003cem\u003eOrder of the Sacred Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOrder of the Rising Sun\u003c\/em\u003e, fourteen in all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jean brings us into her experiences growing up in Mukden and Tientsin in a land resistant to Western culture and the modern world. Her China years come to life in the context of warlord: violence; life-threatening dangers of her immediate environment; friendships that matter most to her; British tutors who are uncompromising in their demands of her; Chinese employees of her parents who become mentors to her; social events in the adult world of her parents; care that she administers to those in need in her village; and the overarching concern of China's tension with the Great Powers over Treaty City Concessions amid rising nationalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through her eyes, she shares with us the importance of her family growing up in China, the remarkable bond she was honored to have with Chang Tso-lin, himself, who considered her like his own daughter and with his sons, who named her \"shiăo jyeh\" (little sister); and most interesting of all, her unique relationship with her Chinese Amah by her side from birth to give her council and advice from the Chinese point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is the story of a sensitive and caring young girl who steps into the limelight at an early age, achieves far more than is asked of her, builds loyal and lasting friendships with ease, overcomes daunting setbacks, and finds her own confidence to become an adult before being ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1010191\"\u003eJean Elder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Covenant Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781638857228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1638857229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Covenant Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44586258694381,"sku":"9781638857228","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_053d201b-f71b-4b26-8a55-28004ac594ae.jpg?v=1702176737","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/eastern-starlight-a-british-girls-memoir-of-warlord-china-9781638857228","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}