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The porcelain moon : a novel of France, the Great War, and forbidden love / Janie Chang.
In 1918 France, in the final days of the First World War, Pauline Deng, a young Chinese woman escaping an arranged marriage, is taken in by secretive Camille Roussel and becomes bound to this woman forever when they are forced to make a terrible decision.
France, 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. When 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063072862
- ISBN: 0063072866
- Physical Description: x, 338 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | World War, 1914-1918 > France > Fiction. Arranged marriage > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. France > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Historical fiction. Romance fiction. Novels. |
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- 10 of 13 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 3 current holds with 13 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Abington Community Library | FICTION CHANG (Text) | 50687011819367 | Adult Fiction | Checked Out | 04/29/2024 |
| Altoona Area Public Library | F CHA (Text) | 33240005157915 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library | CHA (Text) | 33249025403936 | New | Available | - |
| Exeter Community Library | CHA (Text) | 33249025525365 | New | Checked Out | 05/02/2024 |
| Indian Valley Public Library | Fiction Chang (Text) | 39427103721940 | Fiction Room: Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity | FIC CHA POR 2023 (Text) | 31001101887173 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Trone Memorial Library (East Berlin) | HIST FIC CHANG JANIE (Text) | 35740635924111 | Historical Fiction | Available | - |
| Wyomissing Public Library | F CHA (Text) | 35012001575921 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | f (Text) | 33062009751224 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Clymer Library | FIC CHA (Text) | 32596000537661 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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