{"product_id":"the-phoenix-crown-9780008644543","title":"The Phoenix Crown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Phoenix Crown is a historical novel that follows the intertwined lives of two wronged women, Gemma and Suling, as they search for justice and revenge in the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake and the disappearance of a legendary relic. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 15 February 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSan Francisco,1906. In a city teeming with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women aspire to transform their fortunes: 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 mystery that reaches further than anyone could have imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil the Phoenix Crown reappears five years later at a sumptuous Paris costume ball, drawing Gemma and Suling together in one last desperate quest for justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for The Phoenix Crown:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Impeccably researched, magnificently rendered, and breathlessly paced.\" - Jamie Ford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Seamless, page-turning masterpiece of history and suspense - shot through with women rising up from the margins of society to claim their own singular futures, I could not put this triumphant novel down.\" - Marie Benedict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Heart-pounding, gasp-out-loud storytelling - The Phoenix Crown is the best book I've read all year.\" - Victoria Christopher Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lushly detailed, richly imagined, and utterly satisfying, The Phoenix Crown will entrance readers.\" - Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Action-packed, this novel is skillfully crafted.\" - San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 262g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 129 x 198 x 26 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780008644543\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kate Quinn,Janie Chang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":45195554062586,"sku":"9780008644543","price":7.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1708100765439_book.jpg?v=1708111599","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-phoenix-crown-9780008644543","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}