THE HOUSE OF EXILE

I first read this book when only 13 years old. It belonged to my mother, who said it was the most important book I would ever read. It enthralled me when I was young, and I have since re-read it at least five times. I have just decided to read it again since talking about it with friends to whom I recommended it. This book broadened my horizons tremendously, and I have had a love for the Far East all my life and a desire to spend time there because of this book. I loved the descriptions of everyday life in China and the way the countryside and people were depicted was entrancing to me. I was fortunate to be able to live part of my adult life in the Orient, and it was everything I hoped it would be - and for the most part - without the political upheaval evident in The House of Exile.

Nora Waln was my history teacher at Tientsin Grammar School mid-l930's. An American teaching English history. Would like to know what happened to her. I remember she left our school to marry.

Having lived in China and Taiwan for over 5 years, I truly enjoyed this insight into Chinese life in the 1920's! The author does a wonderful job of pulling the reader into the historical events. I am very interested to know what happened to the author, her daughter and her husband.