Beijing is a city of opportunity and danger when cancer specialist Wally Frith arrives there from Sydney. Chance encounters have life - changing consequences. As the doctor's journey spirals back into his own family story, memories and ghosts shadow the seductions of the present.<br/><b><i>Avenue of Eternal Peace</i></b>, a kaleidoscopic novel of healing and hope, was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and filmed as <b><i>Children of the Dragon</i></b> with Bob Peck and Lily Chen. This is a new, revised edition.<br/>'A brilliant novelistic portrait of China on the brink of monumental change.' - <b><i>Los Angeles Times</i></b><br/>'An authentic, gripping, disturbing tale of Beijing leading up to the Tiananmen Square massacre.' - <b><i>Advertiser</i></b><br/>