The porcelain moon : a novel of France, the Great War, and forbidden love / Janie Chang.
France, 1918. In the final days of the First World War, 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 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781443464857
- ISBN: 1443464856
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 sound file (11 hr., 06 min., 03 sec.)) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [New York] : HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
Content descriptions
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by James Chen, Saskia Maarleveld and Katharine Chin. |
Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from title details screen (OverDrive, viewed March 8, 2023). |
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Subject: | World War, 1914-1918 > France > Fiction. Arranged marriage > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. France > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. Romance fiction. War fiction. Audiobooks. |