Shanghai 1935

<p>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. </p>