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About this Book:

In the midst of the 1900 Boxer Rebellion riots, Nils and Lizzie attempt to flee down the treacherous Great Yangtze River. When rebel troops capture them, a fierce commander takes one look at them, then shouts to his men, "Where are the foreign devils? I see only white Chinese. Release them!" Hungry River tells the story of this daring, white Chinese family struggling to survived in war-tormented China -- a story highlighted by their granddaughter Abbie's modern-day journal entries. A romance triangle, danger, tragedy and despair are all part of their story. But so are faith, hope, love and triumph.

About the Author:

The author, Millie N.S., was born in China, the daughter of second generation missionaries to China. Her family left China under great duress in 1950 with the collapse of Chiang Kai Shek's Nationalist Government on China's mainland. The family fled part way down the Yangtze River, the river which she describes with such passion and intimacy in her book. Much of the source material for this book comes from hundreds of letters, pictures and other documents left to her by her parents. She has aunts and uncles who were also missionaries in China, and she has tapped their archives to fill in other pieces of the picture. Millie is particularly moved by the plight of women in China. If the Chinese masses represented the lowest forms of society, Chinese women were an order of magnitude lower in stature. This book captures the killing of baby girls, the foot binding, and the overall hopelessness which was the fate of women in China.

Book Review:

"Hungry River" is a book which describes the great faith of those who ventured into clearly hostile areas in response to their commitment to God. Perhaps one's faith is not truly tested until one goes way out on the limb, until the last strand of security is severed. It is in that circumstance that one is wholly dependant on a belief that one is in the center of God's purpose and under His protection. Millie describes these instances with great intensity and in detail. She also puts a face on otherwise nameless masses. She focuses on individuals and in several of her characters makes us a part of their transformation from nobody into sons and daughters of Christ, and how they begin to grasp that they are loved and that their life is to have purpose. ~ Don Webster, a China war-survivor who is now an airline pilot.

Order/Contact Info:

Available from Amazon.com or from Millie Samuelson, PO Box 2445, Chesterton, IN 46304. Price includes postage when ordering from Millie.

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