Browsing: China

A young Chinese woman, Mei Ling, enters into an arranged marriage with a seemingly prosperous California widower — but Mei Ling’s life in America is filled with unexpected hardships. Can she fight for her future in an unfamiliar country?

On the eve when the Empire of the Rising Sun arrives to scorch all in its path, how much must…

Yily Yu moves to Country of Daughters and starts a new job, promoting tourism in order to improve the living…

From a New York Times bestselling author comes a “fast-paced, plot-twisty” true story (Kirkus): Follow the spectacular rise and brutal fall of Jack Riley and Joe Farren, two masters of organized crime who took the city of Shanghai by storm. “Unforgettable” (Publishers Weekly).

An NPR Best Book of 2019: In 1949, many Shanghai citizens fled from Mao’s new rule, leaving behind everything they knew for uncertain fates. This portrait of four refugees is “a deftly woven, deeply moving chronicle… Fills a gap in our collective memory” (San Francisco Chronicle).

“A master storyteller” (Amy Tan) delivers the epic love story of Fan and Meng, a young couple torn apart by a Mongol invasion during the Ming dynasty. “Utterly captivating” (Jamie Ford, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet).

When Eden, a Jewish refugee from Europe, arrives in Shanghai with her family, she crosses paths with Clark, the American-educated son of a local businessman. As World War II draws nearer, Eden and Clark must grapple with corruption, forbidden love, and political turmoil…

China — Superpower or Basket Case? You Decide!A wide-eyed expat is detained by Beijing cops and told to sign a…

The Emperor’s Seal – the divine symbol of the Emperor on earth – is missing. The Empress will do whatever…

When a young Chinese woman is murdered within the British Quarter of the foreign legation, Inspector Gong is ordered by…