{"id":6708,"date":"2020-12-06T12:40:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T19:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=6708"},"modified":"2020-12-08T09:50:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T16:50:47","slug":"a-heart-to-survive-first-novel-in-the-collingwood-series-by-george-fillis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=6708","title":{"rendered":"A Heart To Survive: First Novel in the Collingwood Series by George Fillis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6709\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=6709\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/a-heart-to-survive.jpg?fit=312%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"312,475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"a-heart-to-survive\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/a-heart-to-survive.jpg?fit=312%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/a-heart-to-survive.jpg?resize=228%2C347&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6709\" width=\"228\" height=\"347\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Haunting, poignant, and compelling\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human trafficking, racial disparity, resilience, and courage mark Fillis\u2019s earnest series kicker in the historical fiction series. With the civil war in full swing and Mao Zedong\u2019s ruthless control of the nation, fourteen-year-old Tao Wen Shun, the upstanding son of an educated family, is sent aboard a sailing ship to live as the paper-son to a Chinese family in Canada. After a harrowing sea voyage, Tao finds himself in the clutches of a human trafficking gang, and escape doesn\u2019t seem like an option. The world Fillis creates, be it the disquiet of a Chinese town of Hangzhou or the searing discrimination of a Canadian city, is both complex and authentic. The warm, grounded romance toward the end comes out as a pleasant surprise. Although the novel tackles various complex themes, including human trafficking, racial discrimination, young love, and a teenager\u2019s coming of age story, Fillis\u2019s expert execution of the plot and sharp cultural observations make it a gratifying read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Heart To Survive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">First Novel in the Collingwood Series<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By George Fillis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Heart-Survive-First-Novel-Collingwood\/dp\/1735937207\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date November 20, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ASIN B08NFQ674Z<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price $4.99 (USD) Kindle edition, $14.99 Paperback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haunting, poignant, and compelling\u2026 Human trafficking, racial disparity, resilience, and courage mark Fillis\u2019s earnest series kicker in the historical fiction series. With the civil war in full swing and Mao Zedong\u2019s ruthless control of the nation, fourteen-year-old Tao Wen Shun, the upstanding son of an educated family, is sent aboard a sailing ship to live as the paper-son to a Chinese family in Canada. 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