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"Kirsty Manning weaves together little-known threads of World War II history, family secrets, the past and the present into a page-turning, beautiful novel."- Heather Morris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
A gripping historical novel that tells the little-known story of Jewish refugees who fled…
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1 author picked The Song of the Jade Lily as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
What I loved most about this book was how the story of World War II Shanghai was told by revealing secrets that were hidden for 70 years. Romy Bernfeld, a Jewish refugee in Shanghai, and Ho Li become closer than sisters. The journey through the hardships of World War II eventually tears them apart and creates a riveting page-turner of a novel.
I really appreciated Manning’s skill at paralleling the lives of Romy and her granddaughter, Alexandra, as Alexandra desperately searches for the truth behind her grandparents' wartime experiences.
From Jean's list on about incredible women in China through time.
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