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Nominated for the Booker Prize. England, 1930s. Christopher Banks has become the most famous detective in the country, with his cases being the talk of London's society. However, one unsolved criminal case always haunts him: the mysterious disappearance of his parents in old Shanghai when he was a child. Moving between London and Shanghai during the interwar period, When We Were Orphans is an admirable story of memory, intrigue, and the need to return.

“Rarely does one read a novel that convinces you it expands the possibilities of literature.” John Carey, Sunday Times

“Ishiguro is the best and most original novelist of his generation, and When We Were Orphans could have been written only by him. It haunts the mind. It moves to tears.” Susan Hill, Mail on Sunday

“Reveals a writer not only at the peak of his powers but in a category of his own.” Boyd Tonkin, Independent

Pages: 320, Dimensions: 12.6x12.6cm