{"product_id":"9780063290969","title":"The Porcelain Moon : A Novel of France, the Great War, and Forbidden Love by Janie Chang","description":"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 authorFrance, 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.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311540941173,"sku":"9780063290969","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780063290969.jpg?v=1762818240","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780063290969","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}