The Hungry Ghosts

Anne Berry
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Raped then murdered in Japanese occupied Hong Kong, 1942, Lin Shui's 'Hungry Ghost' clings tenaciously to life. Holing up in a hospital morgue, destined to become a school, just in time she finds a host off whom to feed. It is 12-year-old Alice Safford, the deeply-troubled daughter of a leading figure in government.
Genres: FictionHorrorHistorical FictionFantasyHistoricalMysteryModernBook ClubGhostsWorld War II
389 Pages

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