China: An Epic Novel by Edward Rutherfurd
The internationally bestselling author of Paris and New York takes on an exhilarating new world with his trademark epic style in China: An Epic Novel
Edward Rutherfurd has enthralled millions of readers with his grand, sweeping historical sagas that tell the history of a famous place over multiple generations.
Now, in China: An Epic Novel, Rutherfurd takes readers into the rich and fascinating milieu of the Middle Kingdom.
The story begins in 1839, at the dawn of the First Opium War, and follows Chinese history through Mao's Cultural Revolution and up to the present day.
Rutherfurd chronicles the rising and falling fortunes of members of Chinese, British, and American families, as they negotiate the tides of history. Along the way, in his signature style, Rutherfurd provides a deeply researched portrait of Chinese history and society, its ancient traditions and great upheavals, and China's emergence as a rising global power. As always, we are treated to romance and adventure, heroines and scoundrels, grinding struggle and incredible fortunes.
China: An Epic Novel brings to life the rich terrain of this vast and constantly evolving country.
From Shanghai to Nanking to the Great Wall, Rutherfurd chronicles the turbulent rise and fall of empires as the colonial West meets the opulent and complex East in a dramatic struggle between cultures and people.
Extraordinarily researched and majestically told, Edward Rutherfurd paints a thrilling portrait of one of the most singular and remarkable countries in the world.
Format: Paperback | 784 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.3 x 4.3 | 834g
Publication Date: 11 Nov 2021
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1444787829
ISBN13: 9781444787825
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks along the edges, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.