Janie Chang

Frantsija, 1918 rik. V ostanni dni Pershoji svitovoji vijni moloda kitajanka Polin Den tikaje z domu svogo djadka v Parizhi, schob uniknuti shljubu, jakij jij vlashtovujut u Shankhaji. Schob zapobigti tsomu, jij potribna dopomoga jiji dvojuridnogo brata Teo, jakij pratsjuje perekladachem u Kitajskomu trudovomu korpusi u frantsuzkomu kvartali. U mistechku Nuajel-sjur-Mer Kamil Russel planuje vtekti vid zhorstokogo shljubu ta pripiniti ljubovnij roman, jakij bilshe ne mozhe trivati. Koli Kamil proponuje Polin kimnatu dlja prozhivannja, tsi dvi zhinki stajut podrugami. Ale nezabarom Polin rozkrivaje nebezpechnu tajemnitsju, jaku Kamil prikhovuvala vid neji. Koli nebezpeka zagostrjujetsja, dvi zhinki zmusheni prijnjati zhakhlive rishennja, jake zv'jazhe jikh razom na vse zhittja. Na tli malovidomoji istoriji 140 000 kitajskikh robitnikiv, privezenikh do Jevropi pid chas Pershoji svitovoji vijni - tse istorija pro zaboronene kokhannja, identichnist i prinalezhnist, a takozh... PerekladachJulija Kuzmenko

Två kvinnoöden flätas samman i en hisnande resa, från jordbävningen i San Francisco till Versailles glittrande palats. San Fransisco 1906. I en stad full av nyblivna miljonärer och spänningssökande uppkomlingar hoppas två mycket olika kvinnor kunna påverka sitt öde: Gemma, en guldblond, skönsjungande sopran vars karriär desperat behöver återupplivas, och Suling, en brodös från Chinatown som är fast besluten att undkomma ett arrangerat äktenskap. Deras vägar korsas när de dras in i den charmige järnvägsmagnaten Henry Thorntons omloppsbana, vars extraordinära samling av kinesiska antikviteter inkluderar den mytomspunna Fenixkronan, från det legendariska fallna Sommarpalatset i Beijing. Genom Henry får Gemma och Suling en ny chans, men den hoppingivande tillvaron förvandlas till kaos när en förödande jordbävning tillintetgör San Francisco. Thornton försvinner och lämnar efter sig ett mysterium som sträcker sig längre än någon kunde ha föreställt sig. Paris 1911. Den mystiska Fenixkronan dyker upp igen, och för samman Gemma och Suling i en sista desperat strävan efter rättvisa. Härlig och fartfylld läsning för dig som gillar Fiona Valpy, Dan Brown och Isabel Allende.” Sträckläsning som framkallar rysningar av både spänning och välbehag.” Bonniers bokklubbarKate Quinn, f. 1981, är en amerikansk författare, bosatt i södra Kalifornien. Hennes historiska romaner är bästsäljare och har översatts till flera språk. Jägarinnan nominerades till Årets bok 2020. Janie Chang föddes i Taiwan men har bott i många länder. Hon är en bästsäljande författare av historisk skönlitteratur, och tar ofta inspiration av sin släkthistoria och sina förfäders berättelser.

Två kvinnoöden flätas samman i en hisnande resa, från jordbävningen i San Francisco till Versailles glittrande palats. San Fransisco 1906. I en stad full av nyblivna miljonärer och spänningssökande uppkomlingar hoppas två mycket olika kvinnor kunna påverka sitt öde: Gemma, en guldblond, skönsjungande sopran vars karriär desperat behöver återupplivas, och Suling, en brodös från Chinatown som är fast besluten att undkomma ett arrangerat äktenskap. Deras vägar korsas när de dras in i den charmige järnvägsmagnaten Henry Thorntons omloppsbana, vars extraordinära samling av kinesiska antikviteter inkluderar den mytomspunna Fenixkronan, från det legendariska fallna Sommarpalatset i Beijing. Genom Henry får Gemma och Suling en ny chans, men den hoppingivande tillvaron förvandlas till kaos när en förödande jordbävning tillintetgör San Francisco. Thornton försvinner och lämnar efter sig ett mysterium som sträcker sig längre än någon kunde ha föreställt sig. Paris 1911. Den mystiska Fenixkronan dyker upp igen, och för samman Gemma och Suling i en sista desperat strävan efter rättvisa. Perfekt för dig som gillar Lucinda Riley och Fiona Valpy." En fantastiskt fin roman. (...) Det är så vackra miljöer, det är som om jag är där. (...) Det är trovärdigt och väldigt välresearchat - det gillar jag." Titti Schultz, Go'kväll, SVT“En extremt välskriven och genomtänkt historisk roman. Med ett flertal verklighetsbaserade karaktärer och händelser får historien sann inlevelse och karaktärerna den rätta glöden. Beskrivningen av en av USA:s största naturkatastrofer och oemotståndliga, starka, kvinnliga karaktärer gör boken omöjlig att lägga ifrån sig. Helhetsbetyg: 5” Emmie Spånberger, BTJ-häftet"Sträckläsning som framkallar rysningar av både spänning och välbehag." Bonniers bokklubbar"Få kan levandegöra historiska skeenden som Kate Quinn … Boken är fylld av levande miljöer, och starka karaktärer, sorg och smärta och kärlek." Mons Kallentoft om Diamantögat"En spännande, myllrande äventyrsroman där relationerna står i centrum." Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter, om RoskodenKate Quinn är en amerikansk författare, bosatt i södra Kalifornien. Hennes historiska romaner är bästsäljare och har översatts till flera språk. Jägarinnan nominerades till Årets bok 2020. Janie Chang föddes i Taiwan men har bott i många länder. Hon är en bästsäljande författare av historisk skönlitteratur, och tar ofta inspiration av sin släkthistoria och sina förfäders berättelser.

From the critically acclaimed author of The Library of Legends comes a vividly rendered novel set in WWI France about two young women—one Chinese, one French—whose lives intersect with unexpected, potentially dangerous consequences.“East meets West in World War I France. In The Porcelain Moon, Janie Chang exhibits her signature trademarks—lyrical prose, deftly drawn characters, and skillful excavation of little-known history—to give us a rare jewel in a sea of wartime fiction!”— Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling authorFrance, 1918. In the final days of the First World War, a young Chinese woman, Pauline Deng, runs away from her uncle’s home in Paris to evade a marriage being arranged for her in Shanghai. To prevent the union, she needs the help of her cousin Theo, who is working as a translator for the Chinese Labour Corps in the French countryside. In the town of Noyelles-sur-Mer, Camille Roussel is planning her escape from an abusive marriage, and to end a love affair that can no longer continue. When Camille offers Pauline a room for her stay, the two women become friends. But it’s not long before Pauline uncovers a perilous secret that Camille has been hiding from her. As their dangerous situation escalates, the two women are forced to make a terrible decision that will bind them together for the rest of their lives. Set against the little-known history of the 140,000 Chinese workers brought to Europe as non-combatant labor during WWI, The Porcelain Moon is a tale of forbidden love, identity and belonging, and what we are willing to risk for freedom.

An unforgettable story about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles...

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An unforgettable story about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles… San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage. Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate whose extraordinary collection of Chinese antiques includes the fabled Phoenix Crown, a legendary relic of Beijing’s fallen Summer Palace. His patronage offers Gemma and Suling the chance of a lifetime, but their lives are thrown into turmoil when a devastating earthquake rips San Francisco apart and Thornton disappears, leaving behind a mystery reaching further than anyone could have imagined . . . Until the Phoenix Crown reappears five years later at a sumptuous Paris costume ball, drawing Gemma and Suling together in one last desperate quest for justice . . . Praise for The Phoenix Crown: ‘Impeccably researched, magnificently rendered, and breathlessly paced’ JAMIE FORD ‘Seamless, page-turning masterpiece of history and suspense – shot through with women rising up from the margins of society to claim their own singular futures, I could not put this triumphant novel down’ MARIE BENEDICT ‘Heart-pounding, gasp-out-loud storytelling – The Phoenix Crown is the best book I’ve read all year’ VICTORIA CHRISTOPHER MURRAY 'Lushly detailed, richly imagined, and utterly satisfying, The Phoenix Crown will entrance readers' BOOKLIST 'Action-packed, this novel skillfully uses its strong female leads to examine racism, sexism, and classism. Readers won't want to put this one down' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY '[A] seamless collaboration of two terrific novelists' THE WASHINGTON POST

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles. San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage. Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate whose extraordinary collection of Chinese antiques includes the fabled Phoenix Crown, a legendary relic of Beijing's fallen Summer Palace. His patronage offers Gemma and Suling the chance of a lifetime, but their lives are thrown into turmoil when a devastating earthquake rips San Francisco apart and Thornton disappears, leaving behind a mystery reaching further than anyone could have imagined . . . until the Phoenix Crown reappears five years later at a sumptuous Paris costume ball, drawing Gemma and Suling together in one last desperate quest for justice.

“The Library of Legends is a gorgeous, poetic journey threaded with mist and magic about a group from a Chinese university who take to the road to escape the Japanese invasion of 1937 – only to discover that danger stalks them from within. Janie Chang pens pure enchantment!” —Kate Quinn, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Alice Network and The HuntressFrom the author of Three Souls and Dragon Springs Road comes a captivating historical novel—the third in a loosely-connected trilogy—in which a young woman travels across China with a convoy of student refugees, fleeing the hostilities of a brutal war with Japan.“Myths are the darkest and brightest incarnations of who we are…”China, 1937: When Japanese bombs begin falling on the city of Nanking, nineteen-year-old Hu Lian and her classmates at Minghua University are ordered to flee. Lian and a convoy of more than a hundred students, faculty, and staff must walk a thousand miles to the safety of China’s western provinces, a journey marred by hunger, cold, and the constant threat of aerial attack. And it is not just the student refugees who are at risk: Lian and her classmates have been entrusted with a priceless treasure, a 500-year-old collection of myths and folklore known as the Library of Legends. Her family’s past has made Lian wary of forming attachments, but the students’ common duty to safeguard the Library of Legends forms unexpected bonds. Lian finds friendship and a cautious romance with the handsome and wealthy Liu Shaoming. But after one classmate is murdered and another arrested, Lian realizes she must escape from the convoy before a family secret puts her in danger. Accompanied by Shao and the enigmatic maidservant Sparrow, Lian makes her way to Shanghai, hoping to reunite with her mother. On the journey, Lian learns of the connection between her two companions and a tale from the Library of Legends, The Willow Star and the Prince. Learning Shao and Sparrow’s true identities compels Lian to confront her feelings for Shao. But there are broader consequences too, for as the ancient books travel across China, they awaken immortals and guardian spirits to embark on an exodus of their own, one that changes the country’s fate forever. Based on true events, rich in Chinese history and lore, The Library of Legends is both an illuminating exploration of China’s recent past and an evocative tale of love, sacrifice, and the extraordinary power of storytelling.

"The Library of Legends is a gorgeous, poetic journey threaded with mist and magic about a group from a Chinese university who take to the road to escape the Japanese invasion of 1937 - only to discover that danger stalks them from within. Janie Chang pens pure enchantment " --Kate Quinn, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Alice Network and The HuntressFrom the author of Three Souls and Dragon Springs Road comes a captivating historical novel--the third in a loosely-connected trilogy--in which a young woman travels across China with a convoy of student refugees, fleeing the hostilities of a brutal war with Japan. "Myths are the darkest and brightest incarnations of who we are..." China, 1937: When Japanese bombs begin falling on the city of Nanking, nineteen-year-old Hu Lian and her classmates at Minghua University are ordered to flee. Lian and a convoy of more than a hundred students, faculty, and staff must walk a thousand miles to the safety of China's western provinces, a journey marred by hunger, cold, and the constant threat of aerial attack. And it is not just the student refugees who are at risk: Lian and her classmates have been entrusted with a priceless treasure, a 500-year-old collection of myths and folklore known as the Library of Legends. Her family's past has made Lian wary of forming attachments, but the students' common duty to safeguard the Library of Legends forms unexpected bonds. Lian finds friendship and a cautious romance with the handsome and wealthy Liu Shaoming. But after one classmate is murdered and another arrested, Lian realizes she must escape from the convoy before a family secret puts her in danger. Accompanied by Shao and the enigmatic maidservant Sparrow, Lian makes her way to Shanghai, hoping to reunite with her mother. On the journey, Lian learns of the connection between her two companions and a tale from the Library of Legends, The Willow Star and the Prince. Learning Shao and Sparrow's true identities compels Lian to confront her feelings for Shao. But there are broader consequences too, for as the ancient books travel across China, they awaken immortals and guardian spirits to embark on an exodus of their own, one that changes the country's fate forever. Based on true events, rich in Chinese history and lore, The Library of Legends is both an illuminating exploration of China's recent past and an evocative tale of love, sacrifice, and the extraordinary power of storytelling.

"The Library of Legends is a gorgeous, poetic journey threaded with mist and magic about a group from a Chinese university who take to the road to escape the Japanese invasion of 1937 - only to discover that danger stalks them from within. Janie Chang pens pure enchantment " --Kate Quinn, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Alice Network and The HuntressFrom the author of Three Souls and Dragon Springs Road comes a captivating historical novel--the third in a loosely-connected trilogy--in which a young woman travels across China with a convoy of student refugees, fleeing the hostilities of a brutal war with Japan. "Myths are the darkest and brightest incarnations of who we are..." China, 1937: When Japanese bombs begin falling on the city of Nanking, nineteen-year-old Hu Lian and her classmates at Minghua University are ordered to flee. Lian and a convoy of more than a hundred students, faculty, and staff must walk a thousand miles to the safety of China's western provinces, a journey marred by hunger, cold, and the constant threat of aerial attack. And it is not just the student refugees who are at risk: Lian and her classmates have been entrusted with a priceless treasure, a 500-year-old collection of myths and folklore known as the Library of Legends. Her family's past has made Lian wary of forming attachments, but the students' common duty to safeguard the Library of Legends forms unexpected bonds. Lian finds friendship and a cautious romance with the handsome and wealthy Liu Shaoming. But after one classmate is murdered and another arrested, Lian realizes she must escape from the convoy before a family secret puts her in danger. Accompanied by Shao and the enigmatic maidservant Sparrow, Lian makes her way to Shanghai, hoping to reunite with her mother. On the journey, Lian learns of the connection between her two companions and a tale from the Library of Legends, The Willow Star and the Prince. Learning Shao and Sparrow's true identities compels Lian to confront her feelings for Shao. But there are broader consequences too, for as the ancient books travel across China, they awaken immortals and guardian spirits to embark on an exodus of their own, one that changes the country's fate forever. Based on true events, rich in Chinese history and lore, The Library of Legends is both an illuminating exploration of China's recent past and an evocative tale of love, sacrifice, and the extraordinary power of storytelling.

From the author of Three Souls comes a vividly imagined and haunting new novel set in early 20th century Shanghai-a story of friendship, heartbreak, and history that follows a young Eurasian orphan's search for her long-lost mother. That night I dreamed that I had wandered out to Dragon Springs Road all on my own, when a dreadful knowledge seized me that my mother had gone away never to return ... In 1908, Jialing is only seven years old when she is abandoned in the courtyard of a once-lavish estate near Shanghai. Jialing is zazhong-Eurasian-and faces a lifetime of contempt from both Chinese and Europeans. Without her mother's protection, she can survive only if the estate's new owners, the Yang family, agree to take her in. Jialing finds allies in Anjuin, the eldest Yang daughter, and Fox, an animal spirit who has lived in the haunted courtyard for centuries. But Jialing's life as the Yangs' bondservant changes unexpectedly when she befriends a young English girl who then mysteriously vanishes. Always hopeful of finding her long-lost mother, Jialing grows into womanhood during the tumultuous early years of the Chinese republic, guided by Fox and by her own strength of spirit, away from the shadows of her past. But she finds herself drawn into a murder at the periphery of political intrigue, a relationship that jeopardizes her friendship with Anjuin and a forbidden affair that brings danger to the man she loves.

An absorbing novel of romance and revolution, loyalty and family, sacrifice and undying love We have three souls, or so I'd been told. But only in death could I confirm this... So begins the haunting and captivating tale, set in 1935 China, of the ghost of a young woman named Leiyin, who watches her own funeral from above and wonders why she is being denied entry to the afterlife. Beside her are three souls-stern and scholarly yang; impulsive, romantic yin; and wise, shining hun-who will guide her toward understanding. She must, they tell her, make amends. As Leiyin delves back in time with the three souls to review her life, she sees the spoiled and privileged teenager she once was, a girl who is concerned with her own desires while China is fractured by civil war and social upheaval. At a party, she meets Hanchin, a captivating left-wing poet and translator, and instantly falls in love with him. When Leiyin defies her father to pursue Hanchin, she learns the harsh truth-that she is powerless over her fate. Her punishment for disobedience leads to exile, an unwanted marriage, a pregnancy, and, ultimately, her death. And when she discovers what she must do to be released from limbo into the afterlife, Leiyin realizes that the time for making amends is shorter than she thought. Suffused with history and literature, Three Souls is an epic tale of revenge and betrayal, forbidden love, and the price we are willing to pay for freedom.