Chasing the Dragon (Manga) - Softcover

Pullinger, Jackie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340954833 ISBN 13: 9780340954836

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2010

Synopsis

Until it was pulled down, the Walled City was Hong Kong's most foreboding territory. It was a lawless place, dominated by the Triads, and which the police hesitated to enter. Strangers were unwelcome. Drug smuggling and heroin addiction flourished, as did prostitution and pornography, extortion and fear.

When Jackie Pullinger set sail from England in 1966 she had no idea that God was calling her to the Walled City. Yet, as she spoke her message of love and hope, brutal Triad gangsters were converted, prostitutes quit, and Jackie discovered a miraculous new treatment for drug addiction...
This classic true story has been a bestseller for almost thirty years, inspiring and thrilling generation after generation. Now it has been re-released as a graphic novel, in cutting edge Manga style - perfect for capturing the dark, claustrophobic atmosphere of the Walled City, the grittiness of the Triad world and the high adventure and emotional rollercoaster that took Jackie from innocent young stranger to one of Hong Kong's most celebrated and respected citizens.

About this title

Review:

Truly inspiring ... a wonderful book. (Nicky Gumbel, Holy Trinity Brompton)

Jackie Pullinger has helped to turn a city around and has saved lives, all because of the compassion that she's received from Jesus. She is clear and straight up in the way that only someone who is actually doing what she says can be. (Mike Pilavachi, Soul Survivor)

'One of the most dramatic Christian autobiographies ever published' (Church of England Newspaper)

'Anyone less likely to go tripping into the vice dens of the notorious Walled City could not be found. Maybe her ignorance saved her ... or her courage.' (Daily Mail)

'A book to stop you in your tracks.' (Liverpool Daily Post)

Book Description:

The incredible true story of a young British woman's struggle against the darkness of Hong Kong's Triads and drug dens - re-told for the first time as a cutting-edge Manga graphic novel

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0340954833
• ISBN 13: 9780340954836
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Winarno Toto