Publication

2007 - W.W. Norton, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

67,250 words, Guess

Page Count

269 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2007007988
  • Goodreads847148
  • LibraryThing2369980

Classifications

  • DDC823/.914
  • LCCPR6029.B55 R63 2007

Description

"This story begins with a sloop in the South China Sea barely surviving a killer typhoon. The time is the 1930s, and the protagonist is a teenaged American boy whose missionary parents have just died. In the company of his rough seafaring uncle and an elderly English cousin, an eminent archaeologist, Derrick sets off in search of ancient treasures in Central Asia." -- back cover.

Description

Setting out with his rough seafaring uncle and an elderly archaeologist cousin after the deaths of his missionary parents, 1930s American teen Derrick joins a culturally lavish search for a cache of priceless Asian jade.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction.

Other Editions

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