{"product_id":"9780063290969","title":"The Porcelain Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Porcelain Moon By Janie Chang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrance, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JUST BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43178842849395,"sku":"9780063290969","price":140.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/81E9_xC1YyL._SL1500.jpg?v=1751980759","url":"https:\/\/readerswarehouse.us\/products\/9780063290969","provider":"Readers Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}