The Patriot

✍ Scribed by Buck, Pearl S

• Book ID: 108910866
• Publisher: Open Road Media
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 2 MB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781480421127

✦ Synopsis

In this novel about dissidence and exile, a man is confronted with the decision to either desert his family or let his homeland be ravagedWhen Wu I-wan starts taking an interest in revolution, trouble follows: Winding up in prison, he becomes friends with fellow dissident En-lan. Later, his name is put on a death list and he's shipped off to Japan. Thankfully, his father, a wealthy Shanghai banker, has made arrangements for his exile, putting him in touch with a business associate named Mr. Muraki. Absorbed in his new life, I-wan falls in love with Mr. Muraki's daughter, and must prove he is worthy of her hand. As news spreads of what the Japanese army is doing back in China, I-wan realizes he must go back and fight for the country that banished him. The Patriot is an engrossing story of revolution, love, and reluctantly divided loyalties. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author's estate.