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Potter, Chris, 1941-

My beautiful island : from England to New Zealand via Hong Kong and a war / Chris Potter. - Nelson, New Zealand : CP Books, 2021 - 290 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm

"This is a story of contrasts: contrasting countries, cultures, attitudes and fates. The thread connecting them is the commentary of one articulate and strong-willed woman, my mother. In her letters, notes and diary we read about the 6-day trip from London to Hong Kong in 1938 via flying boat; the enviable social life of busy expatriates in Hong Kong from 1938 to 1941; and the horror, heartbreak and suffering that followed the Japanese invasion in December 1941"--Publisher.

ISBN: 9780995149915 0995149917

Subjects--Personal Names:
Potter, Norah, 1911-1993.
Potter, John, 1905-1941.
Potter, Chris, 1941-

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Stanley Civilian Internment Camp.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
Prisoners of war--China --Hong Kong.
Prisoners of war--Great Britain.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Hong Kong (China)--History Siege, 1941.--Siege, 1941.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Autobiographies.

Dewey Class. No.: 940.531