TY - BOOK AU - Wilson,Dominique TI - The Yellow Papers SN - 9781921924620 AV - PR9612.6.H5 U1 - 823.08109358 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Sydney PB - Transit Lounge KW - Historical fiction KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - European KW - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - English KW - hilcc KW - Languages & Literatures KW - English Literature KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=699564 ER -