Taming The Tiger

By John Rocha

It is a time of turmoil and Civil War in China. The Communists and Nationalists are at war. Xiao Yian, a young teenage girl escapes rape and famine to become a circus performer - a Tiger Tamer - in Shanghai. There she has to face up to the fact that she must leave her teenage years behind her and accept her future as a woman.

• Language: English
• Publisher: John Rocha
• Release date: Jan 19, 2012
• ISBN: 9781465713995

John Rocha

I'm a British photographer and writer based in Sofia, Bulgaria.My photography is mostly editorial and for stock agencies.As a writer I concentrate mainly on short stories and poetry and also on writing non fiction based on photo technique, travel and antiques.I'm married and have a teenage son who loves fantasy fiction

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Taming the Tiger

A Short Story

By

John Rocha

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Taming the Tiger

Copyright 2012 by John Rocha

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