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*** The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestselling Author *** 'wonderful . . . Hugely Ambitious And Atmospheric' Kate Mosse Discover A Brilliant Story Of Love, Danger, Courage And Betrayal, From The Internationally Bestselling Author Of The Betrayal. ***** Junchow, China, 1928. Lydia Ivanova Was Among The Russian Elite Until The Bolsheviks Revolutions Forced Her To Flee To China With Her Mother. But Survival Is Hard. Lydia Has A Fierce Spirit. Nothing Can Dim It, Not Even The Foul Waters Of The Peiho River. Into The River's Grime Bodies Are Tossed - Those Of Thieves And Communists Alike. A Reminder That Every Time Lydia Steals From Someone To Feed Herself And Her Mother, She Takes Her Life Into Her Own Hands. Even Though Mother And Daughter Live In The Whites-only Settlement, No Walls Can Keep Lydia In As She Escapes To Meet Her Lover, Chang An Lo. But Chang Has Enemies Who Are Hunting Him Down, And Their All-consuming Love Can Only Mean Danger For Them Both . . . The Concubine's Secret And The Jewel Of St Petersburg Are Also Available To Buy Now In Paperback And Ebook. Further Praise For Kate Furnivall: 'superb Storytelling' Dinah Jefferies 'a Thrilling Plot ... Fast-paced With A Sinister Edge' Times 'a Thrilling, Compelling Read. Wonderful!' Lesley Pearse 'gripping . . . Poignant, Beautifully Written ...will Capture The Reader To The Last' Sun 'truly Captivating' Elle 'perfect Escapist Reading' Marie Claire 'an Achingly Beautiful Epic' New Woman 'a Rollicking Good Read' Daily Telegraph
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SUMMARY: A sweeping novel set in war-torn 1928 China, with a star-crossed love story at its center. In a city full of thieves and Communists, danger and death, spirited young Lydia Ivanova has lived a hard life. Always looking over her shoulder, the sixteen-year-old must steal to feed herself and
SUMMARY: China, 1929. For years Lydia Ivanova believed her father was killed by the Bolsheviks. But when she learns he is captive in Stalin-controlled Russia, the fiery-haired girl is willing to leave everything behind - even her Chinese lover, Chang An Lo. Journeying with her half-brother Alexei,
SUMMARY: A sweeping novel set in war-torn 1928 China, with a star-crossed love story at its center. In a city full of thieves and Communists, danger and death, spirited young Lydia Ivanova has lived a hard life. Always looking over her shoulder, the sixteen-year-old must steal to feed herself and
### From Publishers Weekly The experiences of the author's mother inspired this debut novel, a somewhat improbable tale of star-crossed love in 1928 China. Valentina Ivanova and her 16-year-old daughter, Lydia, White Russian refugees, live in grinding poverty in the International Settlement of Junc
A sweeping novel set in war-torn 1928 China, with a star-crossed love story at its center. In a city full of thieves and Communists, danger and death, spirited young Lydia Ivanova has lived a hard life. Always looking over her shoulder, the sixteen-year-old must steal to feed herself and her mothe
SUMMARY: A sweeping novel set in war-torn 1928 China, with a star-crossed love story at its center. In a city full of thieves and Communists, danger and death, spirited young Lydia Ivanova has lived a hard life. Always looking over her shoulder, the sixteen-year-old must steal to feed herself and