American socialite Ruth Day visited Shanghai for several weeks in
1935 and left one of the most sparkling descriptions of the city in
this book, published in a limited edition the following year and
only brought to the wider world in this new edition published more
than 80 years later. Ruth was the step-daughter of a prominent
American financial expert who held a senior post in the Chinese
government, and during her whirlwind trip, she met with absolutely
everyone who was anyone, and went everywhere the high-society crowd
frequented - dancehalls and night-clubs, parties and the best
private homes. She describes it all with a rare flair, leaving us
with a valuable and unique record of Shanghai high society and the
panorama of human experience in the city during its decadent
heyday. This is truly a lost classic brought back to life.
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