The Phoenix crown : a novel
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First edition.
"From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles." --
San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change 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 reaching further than anyone could have imagined . . . until 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.
San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change 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 reaching further than anyone could have imagined . . . until 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.
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| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
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| Bedford Free Library | FIC QUI (Text) Fiction |
31002150787009 |
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| Bedford Hills Free Library | QUINN (Text) Trade Paperback |
31003151501860 |
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| Briarcliff Manor Public Library | FICTION QUINN (Text) New Fiction |
31036151018592 |
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| Bronxville Public Library | FICTION QUINN (Text) Fiction |
31004151958878 |
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| Chappaqua Library | FICTION QUINN (Text) Fiction |
31005153430576 |
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| Eastchester Public Library | FICTION QUINN (Text) Fiction |
31008152587453 |
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| Greenburgh Public Library | QUINN (Text) Fiction |
31009155057379 |
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| Greenburgh Public Library | QUINN (Text) Fiction |
31009155057387 |
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| Harrison Public Library | QUINN, K. (Text) Fiction |
31010300340843 |
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| Hendrick Hudson Free Library | QUINN, KATE (Text) Fiction |
31016151854956 |
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