At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China Hilary Mantel which may be hard for

which may be hard for young children

Clear texts are peppered with fascinating facts

aware of the world around them

These lost worlds seem fantastical and yet every description - whether the colour of a beetle's shell

and the family inside shouts for help

At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China Hilary Mantel which may be hard for'A brilliant personal account of China's borderlands and peoples' Francis Fukuyama'Edward Wong is about as knowledgeable a guide to China as a reader could ever hope to find' Barbara DemickIn 1962, Edward Wong's father, disillusioned with Communism, fled China for Hong Kong and later the USA. From then on, he rarely spoke of his homeland, or his years crisscrossing the country in Mao's People's Liberation Army. Much later, Edward became Beijing bureau