Porcelain Moon e-bog
139,89 DKK
(inkl. moms 174,86 DKK)
France, 1918. In the final days of the First World War, Pauline Deng runs away from her uncles 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 in the French countryside as a translator for the Chinese Labour Corps.In the town of Noyelles-sur-Mer, Camille Roussel is planning her escape from an abusi...
E-bog
139,89 DKK
Forlag
HarperAvenue
Udgivet
21 februar 2023
Længde
352 sider
Genrer
Fiction: general and literary
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781443464833
France, 1918. In the final days of the First World War, Pauline Deng runs away from her uncles 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 in the French countryside as a translator for the Chinese Labour Corps.In 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.Set against the little-known history of the 140,000 Chinese workers who were brought to Europe as non-combatant labour during WWI, The Porcelain Moon is a tale of forbidden love, identity and belonging, and what we are willing to risk for freedom.