Gudao, lone islet

Description:

In a tale quite different from the usual story of internment by Japan during the war, Margaret Blair chronicles her life in pre-war Shanghai and how this idyllic existence was shattered forever by Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and the harsh realities of life in a Japanese internment camp.

subjects: Childhood and youth,  Enfance et jeunesse,  Prisoners of war,  Biography,  Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945,  Canadian Personal narratives,  Teachers,  Prisonniers de guerre,  Biographies,  Guerre sino-japonaise, 1937-1945,  Récits personnels canadiens,  Enseignants

People: Margaret Blair

Places: China,  Shanghai,  Shanghai (China),  Ontario,  Chine,  Shanghai (Chine)