{"product_id":"dragon-springs-road-9780062388957","title":"Dragon Springs Road","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eThree Souls\u003c\/em\u003e comes a vividly imagined and haunting new novel set in early 20th century Shanghai--a story of friendship, heartbreak, and history that follows a young Eurasian orphan's search for her long-lost mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat night I dreamed that I had wandered out to Dragon Springs Road all on my own, when a dreadful knowledge seized me that my mother had gone away never to return . . . \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1908, Jialing is only seven years old when she is abandoned in the courtyard of a once-lavish estate near Shanghai. Jialing is\u003cem\u003e zazhong\u003c\/em\u003e--Eurasian--and faces a lifetime of contempt from both Chinese and Europeans. Without her mother's protection, she can survive only if the estate's new owners, the Yang family, agree to take her in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJialing finds allies in Anjuin, the eldest Yang daughter, and Fox, an animal spirit who has lived in the haunted courtyard for centuries. But Jialing's life as the Yangs' bondservant changes unexpectedly when she befriends a young English girl who then mysteriously vanishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlways hopeful of finding her long-lost mother, Jialing grows into womanhood during the tumultuous early years of the Chinese republic, guided by Fox and by her own strength of spirit, away from the shadows of her past. But she finds herself drawn into a murder at the periphery of political intrigue, a relationship that jeopardizes her friendship with Anjuin and a forbidden affair that brings danger to the man she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChang, Janie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn in Taiwan, \u003cstrong\u003eJANIE CHANG\u003c\/strong\u003e has lived in the Philippines, Iran, Thailand, New Zealand and Canada. She writes historical fiction with a personal connection, drawing from family history and ancestral stories. Chang has a degree in computer science and is a graduate of the Writer's Studio Program at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThree Souls \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDragon Springs Road\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668907561234,"sku":"9780062388957","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3fa694ad-f9ac-4d1d-81c7-2c2750607fcc.jpg?v=1733752094","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dragon-springs-road-9780062388957","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}