I knew about this book after watching its movie trailer. The trailer was filmed really beautifully by Zhang Yimou and I had wanted to watch it but somehow did not get a chance to. The story was set in 1937 Nanking during the Japanese invasion of China. A group of choir girls was hiding in a cathedral under the care of a priest, Father Engelmann. There wasnt really too much going on in the book. It talked about the petty quarrels of the girls, the arrival of wounded soldiers, and a group of flamboyant of courtesans. Four different groups of people of different backgrounds, trying to survive the cold winter and the war, it should have made an interesting story. I think there wasnt meant to be any intricate plot. It was just a simple, beautiful story of colorful characters that drew you into that tragic time and era. Quite a nice piece of literature to read.
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