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.
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..
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.
But it\'s not long before Pauline uncovers a perilous secret that Camille has been hiding from her.
When Camille offers Pauline a room for her stay, the two women become friends.
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.
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 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.
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.
East meets West in World War I France.
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
