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Item Details
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ALL THE FLOWERS IN SHANGHAI
A NOVEL |
| By: |
Duncan Jepson |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0062081608 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780062081605 |
| Publisher: |
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS INC |
| Pub. date: |
20 December, 2011 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
In 1930s Shanghai, following the path of duty takes precedence over personal desires for every young Chinese woman. For Feng, that means becoming the bride of a wealthy businessman in a marriage arranged by her parents. In the enclosed world of the Sang household - she learns that fulfilling her duty means bearing a male heir. |
| Synopsis: |
"Duncan Jepson magically inhabits the life of a young Chinese woman in 1930s Shanghai....I thoroughly enjoyed this book."-Janice Y. K. Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Piano Teacher"Breathtaking....A great work that will move its readers."-Hong Ying, international bestselling author of Daughter of the RiverReaders previously enchanted by Memoirs of a Geisha, Empress, and the novels of Lisa See will be captivated by Duncan Jepson's marvelous debut, All the Flowers in Shanghai. Evocative, sweeping, yet intimate historical fiction, Jepson's novel transports us to a China on the brink of revolution, and witnesses this colorful, tumultuous world through the eyes of a woman forced into a life not of her choosing and driven to seek a bitter revenge. This epic journey into the heart of Asia is sure to mesmerize fans of Shanghai Girls and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
William Morrow Paperbacks |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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