Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station

Mrs. Pollifax on the China StationBy: Dorothy Gilman Series: Mrs. Pollifax Absorbing and worthwhile . . . You won't want to put the book down.Portland Telegram The cheerful Mrs. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Jersey, is once again plunged headfirst into a hair raising CIA mission. Posing as a tourist in China, Mrs. Pollifax meets the sinister challenges of the Orient to safeguard a treasure for the CIA . . . and all but loses her life in the bargain. Filled with

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From the winner of The New York Times’ Best Illustrated Book Award and the V&A best illustrated Book Award

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