"I am deeply moved by the story of Mel and Annalee Jacoby, two rising stars of American reporting who fell in love with China, tied the knot in Manila, and spent their five-month honeymoon on the run from the Japanese. Bill Lascher provides a rich account of life in Chungking, where young Jacoby, in every sense a Hollywood hero, cut his teeth as a Time correspondent, before taking us into the whirlwind of MacArthur's retreat to Corregidor. It's a breathtaking story all the way." - Peter Rand, author of China Hands "I am deeply moved by the story of Mel and Annalee Jacoby. Bill Lascher provides a rich account of life in Chungking, where young Jacoby cut his teeth as a Time correspondent, before taking us into the whirlwind of MacArthur's retreat to Corregidor. It's a breathtaking story all the way." - Peter Rand, author of China Hands "The unforgettable story of Bill Lascher's cousin, a man he meets through his own reporting to uncover a piece of family history that also belongs in the archives of America's great war correspondents. This is every bit a book about what drives reporters to the frontlines.
" - Jackie Spinner, author of Tell Them I Didn't Cry "Bill Lascher charts the career of Melville Jacoby, his equally erudite wife Annalee, and their circle of committed, talented reporter-friends whose combined journalism evokes an era." - Paul French, New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Peking "An affectionate look at the adventures of a World War II correspondent. [A] vivid portrait." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "A gripping, impressively researched debut, both a biography of Jacoby and a history of Asia in the throes of war. From interviews and archival documents, Lascher creates a seamless narrative of daring and dedication." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A gripping. narrative of daring and dedication." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A gripping, well told, and accurate reconstruction of a very dramatic and romantic time in the life stories of two young journalists caught in the upheavals of World War II Asia.
A story of high adventure that starts in China and ends in the Philippines, Eve of a Hundred Midnights is steamy with atmospherics and antics of the larger than life characters who covered the Japanese invasion of East and Southeast Asia for the Western press." - Stephen R. MacKinnon, author of China Reporting: An Oral History of American Journalism in the 1930s and 1940s "A gripping, well told, and accurate reconstruction of a very dramatic and romantic time in the life stories of two young journalists caught in the upheavals of World War II Asia. A story of high adventure." - Stephen R. MacKinnon, author of China Reporting: An Oral History of American Journalism in the 1930s and 1940s "Propulsive. [A] remarkable book, which is part history, part a celebration of war correspondence, but, mostly, a love story. Lascher conveys the privation, danger, and romance of this time in an utterly detailed and beguiling way.
" - Booklist (starred review) "[An] engaging debut. Lascher succeeds in highlighting Jacoby's brief yet important life." - Library Journal.