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This wonderful book is written as the diary of a one-year-old baby in an American expat household in Shanghai in the early 1920s. The world of old Shanghai, the life of expats in Asia - it is all reflected here through the eyes of the baby. Elsie McCormick, an American resident of Shanghai, nails the feel of the times with humor and insight.

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This is my favourite book on old Shanghai by a long margin.A" - Graham Earnshaw, author, Tales of Old Shanghai

Unexpurgated Diary of a Shanghai Baby

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      Publisher: SinoMedia Holdings (HK) Limited
      Publication Date: 30/01/2008
      ISBN13: 9789889987480, 978-9889987480
      ISBN10: 9889987481
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This wonderful book is written as the diary of a one-year-old baby in an American expat household in Shanghai in the early 1920s. The world of old Shanghai, the life of expats in Asia - it is all reflected here through the eyes of the baby. Elsie McCormick, an American resident of Shanghai, nails the feel of the times with humor and insight.

      Trade Review
      This is my favourite book on old Shanghai by a long margin.A" - Graham Earnshaw, author, Tales of Old Shanghai

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