The Emperor's Bones

By: Adam Williams

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Synopsis: By the age of twenty-one Catherine Cabot has already witnessed more death and hardship than anyone should have to in a lifetime. A nursing veteran of the Great War and the Russian Revolution, she is beautiful, headstrong and complicated, just like her mother. Now all she wants is to lay to rest the ghosts of her past.Her friend, Yu Fu-kuei, is a revolutionary and communist spy determined to sacrifice herself and anybody else for her cause.Caught up in a triangular love affair, Catherine is drawn into China's struggle. As warlords and nationalists tear each other to pieces, and Japanese militarists wait for an excuse to invade, Catherine becomes the pawn of two men who will stop at nothing to wreak their revenge. Meanwhile Yu Fu-kuei, betraying and betrayed, discovers that love might be her strongest weapon.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781848947764
Related ISBNs:: 9780340828151
Publisher:: Hodder & Stoughton
Date of Addition:: 07/22/21
Copyrighted By:: Adam Williams
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Romance, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.