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Winter Melon
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General FictionHistorical Fiction
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ISBN13: 9798295803321
Publisher: William Wong Foey
Published: Apr 10 2026
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Publisher: William Wong Foey
Published: Apr 10 2026
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The year is 1937. The Japanese Army has invaded China, creating a tidal wave of death and destruction in their wake. Upon reaching the provisional capital of Nanking, they begin the systematic rape, torture, and murder of hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens.Winter Melon is the epic story of Gong Ree, a feisty seventeen-year-old girl who is brutalized and loses everything precious to her at the hands of the savage Sergeant Suzuki.
Decades later, Ree is now a famous artist. She is invited to a ceremony in Nanking commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the Nanking Holocaust. There she comes face to face with the monster of her nightmares, Sergeant Suzuki, who is now posing as a prominent Chinese businessman. Ree conspires to kill Suzuki, but finds herself wrestling with her conscience. Should she kill Suzuki...or not? Follow Ree on her journey in this story of survival, resilience, and redemption.
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