England, 1930s.
Moving between London and Shanghai of the inter-war years, When We Were Orphans is a remarkable story of memory, intrigue and the need to return..
Yet one unsolved crime has always haunted him: the mysterious disappearance of his parents, in old Shanghai, When he was a small boy.
Christopher Banks has become the country\'s most celebrated detective, his cases the talk of London society.
England, 1930s