During a stay in Finistère in 1988, Émile sits facing the Iroise Sea. He immerses himself in his childhood memories. He finds himself in 1934 at the age of seven at the port of Marseille. He is ready to board an ocean liner with his sister Andrée and his parents, after a vacation in Brittany. It is his fourth voyage: destination China, where he was born. His father has been a police officer in the French concession in Shanghai for ten years. The voyage is punctuated by stops: Port Said, Suez, Djibouti, Colombo, Singapore, Saigon, and Hong Kong. Then comes life in China: school, leisure, vacations. Then comes the Sino-Japanese War in 1937. The French concession is suffering from the conflict. The situation is increasingly worrying. What will be the future of this expatriate family? Publication date: November 4, 2024 Order Press release