{"product_id":"9781443464840","title":"The Porcelain Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Library of Legends\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“East meets West in World War I France. In \u003cem\u003eThe Porcelain Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, 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, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrance, 1918. In the final days of the First World War, Pauline Deng runs away from her uncle’s home in Paris to avoid an arranged marriage in Shanghai. To prevent the union, she needs the help of her cousin Theo, who is working in the French countryside as a translator for the Chinese Labour Corps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the town of Noyelles-sur-Mer, Camille Roussel is planning her escape from an abusive marriage and seeking to end a love affair that can no longer continue. Camille offers Pauline a room in her house, and the two women become friends. But before long, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the little-known history of the 140,000 Chinese workers who were brought to Europe as non-combatant labour during WWI, \u003cem\u003eThe Porcelain Moon\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of forbidden love, identity and belonging that questions what we are willing to risk in exchange for freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Janie Chang (CA)","offers":[{"title":"HarperCollins |  Paperback \/ softback  |  2024-01-23","offer_id":44662635593983,"sku":"9781443464840","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b8d789c8-afb0-4ff6-b128-d40decb9c913.jpg?v=1704555681","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781443464840","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}