The Porcelain Moon - A Novel of France, the Great War, and Forbidden Love

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 author France, 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.

Product details

• Authors: Janie Chang, Chang Janie
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2024
• EAN: 9780063290969
• ISBN: 978-0-06-329096-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / War & Military, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), FICTION: Women, FICTION: Asian American, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION: Historical / World War I, FICTION: World Literature / Asia (General), FICTION / Asian American & Pacific Islander