The Phoenix Crown: An NPR Best Book of the Year
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From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles.
San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes in this compelling historical fiction: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage. Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate whose extraordinary collection of Chinese antiques includes the fabled Phoenix Crown, a legendary relic of Beijing’s fallen Summer Palace.
His patronage offers Gemma and Suling the chance of a lifetime, but their lives are thrown into turmoil when a devastating earthquake rips San Francisco apart and Thornton disappears, leaving behind a web of secrets and lies reaching further than anyone could have imagined . . . until the Phoenix Crown reappears five years later at a sumptuous Paris costume ball, drawing Gemma and Suling together as unlikely allies in one last desperate quest for justice.
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Publisher : William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication date : February 13, 2024
Language : English
Print length : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 0063304732
ISBN-13 : 978-0063304734
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.9 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #29,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5 in World War I Historical Fiction (Books) #5 in Historical World War I Fiction (Books) #32 in City Life Fiction (Books)
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