About “Birdless Summer”
Birdless Summer is a 1968 autobiography by Han Suyin, a Chinese-Belgian-British physician and author. The book spans the years 1938 to 1948 and details her work as a midwife in Chengtu. It also describes her move to London with her husband, who served as a military attaché. The book includes her training as a doctor and covers the final stage of the Chinese Civil War, during which her husband died while fighting for the Kuomintang. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1968
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Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.