A review by elh1985
The Bird in the Bamboo Cage by Hazel Gaynor

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

The Bird in the Bamboo Cage is a fictional story based on true events of a Teacher and a student at Chefoo Missionary School in China. This book flicks between the point of view of Elspeth Kent a British Teacher teaching at the Missionary school and Nancy Plummer a student who's parents are Missionary Workers in Shangai.
The school is taken over by Japanese soldiers, they are moved to a run down temple. Then eventually to a Citizen camp being held captive. Dysentery spreading and malnourishment make conditions unbelievable. I won't add any as I don't want to create spoilers. 
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