The Water Beetles - Kaan, Michael
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In December 1941, the Empire of Japan invades Hong Kong. For the Leung family, the invasion is the end of a life of luxury and security. In the face of the advancing Japanese army the Leungs, no longer secure in their mansion, are dragged into a spiral of violence, repression, and starvation. The youngest boy, Chung-Man, escapes with his siblings, and together they travel deep into the countryside. But safety in this new world is tenuous and fleeting. Thrown into unfamiliar territory, he finds friendship and encounters betrayal when he is taken captive and imprisoned. Although Chung-Man…mehr

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In December 1941, the Empire of Japan invades Hong Kong. For the Leung family, the invasion is the end of a life of luxury and security. In the face of the advancing Japanese army the Leungs, no longer secure in their mansion, are dragged into a spiral of violence, repression, and starvation. The youngest boy, Chung-Man, escapes with his siblings, and together they travel deep into the countryside. But safety in this new world is tenuous and fleeting. Thrown into unfamiliar territory, he finds friendship and encounters betrayal when he is taken captive and imprisoned. Although Chung-Man survives the war, he cannot escape it. Under the scarred shadow of his past, he drifts to America and adulthood, until he finally glimpses a route through his troubled and divided self. Based loosely on the diaries and stories of the author's father, this engrossing story of adventure and survival captures the horror of war with unsettling and unerring grace.
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Michael Kaan was born in Winnipeg, the second child of a father from Hong Kong and a Canadian mother. He completed a degree in English from the University of Manitoba, later completing an MBA in Health Economics from the same institution. He has worked as a healthcare administrator since 2000, primarily in mental health and health research. He currently manages a mental health clinic. His father died in 2006, and Michael came into possession of his memoirs shortly thereafter. The Water Beetles is his first novel.