Porcelain Moon

<p><strong>From the critically acclaimed author of <em>The Library of Legends</em> 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.</strong></p><p><strong>East meets West in World War I France. In <em>The Porcelain Moon</em> 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 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>Set against the little-known history of the 140000 Chinese workers brought to Europe as non-combatant labor during WWI <em>The Porcelain Moon</em> is a tale of forbidden love identity and belonging and what we are willing to risk for freedom.</p>