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Love in the Shadow of Mao

Joanne Elliott, a founder of Kellett School, has written a novel Love in the Shadow of Mao. A love story set in Hong Kong and China during the Cultural Revolution...
6 Mar 2023
Written by Joanne Elliott (Sternberg)
United Kingdom
OK News

Dear friends,

As some of you may have heard, my novel, Love in the Shadow of Mao has been published on 3rd March. It is a love story set in Hong Kong and China during the Cultural Revolution. It is available from Amazon in print and ebook. I started to write this book in the year I founded Kellett School. It’s taken me more than forty years to finish it. Fortunately Kellett grew at a faster rate. 

I’d be much obliged if anyone going back to HK to visit family and friends would drop me a line and let me know if the book is available there.

Best wishes,

Joanne Elliott

 

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