This epic novel of a wide-eyed missionary and a rebellious woman thrust into China's Communist revolution is "an excellent read, panoramic in scope" (Financial Times).

In 1931, young English-born missionary Jakob Kellner brings all the crusading passion of his untried Christian faith to a China racked by famine and bloody civil war. He burns to save the world's largest nation from Communism.

But when he is swept along on the cold, unforgiving Long March, Jakob becomes entangled with Mei-ling, a beautiful and fervent revolutionary. Soon, powerful new emotions challenge and reshape his faith -- and entrap him forever in the vast country's tortured destiny.

Once held hostage by Red Guards in Peking for more than two years, author Anthony Grey traces the path of China's Communist party from its covert inception through purge and revolution. He crafts a portrait of China as a land of great beauty and harshness -- of triumph and tragedy -- in a sweeping narrative, rich in historical and cultural revelations.

• We started tracking this book on October 5, 2013.
• This book was $9.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 240 times in the past 4,166 days.
• The current price of this book is $2.99 last checked 4 hours ago.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is $1.99.
• The lowest price to date was $0.99 last reached on May 9, 2017.
• This book has been $0.99 one time since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $17.99 last reached on January 26, 2025.
• This book has been $17.99 11 times since we started tracking it.

• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 937 Pages
• File Size: 65 KB