The Porcelain Moon

A Novel

By: Janie Chang

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Paperback | 8 March 2023

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352 Pages

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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.

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.

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.

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“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 author

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