{"product_id":"the-master-jeweler-9781662522536","title":"The Master Jeweler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNight Angels\u003c\/i\u003e comes the epic story of a brilliant young woman's dangerous rise to fame in the perilous world of jewelry in 1920s Shanghai--and the power of love and friendship.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarbin, China, 1925. Fifteen-year-old Anyu Zhang discovers a priceless Fabergé egg in the snow and returns it to the owner, Isaac Mandelburg, a fugitive and former master jeweler for Russia's imperial palace. In gratitude, he leaves her his address in Shanghai and a promise of hospitality, forever altering her fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dazzling world of jewelry shrouded in secrecy and greed awaits, when later Anyu arrives at Mandelburg's jewelry shop as an orphan. Single-minded and relentless, Anyu will stop at nothing until she masters the craft of jewelry making. But she soon finds herself entangled in the treacherous underbelly of the city, where violent gangsters stalk the streets, vicious rivals seek to exploit her, and obsessive collectors conspire to destroy the people she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom snow-crowned land to diamond-sparkling showrooms to a pristine island on the brink of war, \u003ci\u003eThe Master Jeweler\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles an exciting journey of a bold prodigy artisan--including her losses and triumphs--in a glamorous yet perilous world of treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRandel, Weina Dai:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWeina Dai Randel is the acclaimed author of five historical novels, including the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Last Rose of Shanghai\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNight Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, long-listed for the Massachusetts Book Awards; and the Empress of Bright Moon duology. She is the winner of the RWA RITA Award, a National Jewish Book Awards finalist, and a two-time Goodreads Choice Awards Best Historical Fiction nominee. Her novels have been translated into seventeen languages, including German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, and Hebrew. Weina was born in China and now lives in Boston with her family. For more information visit weinarandel.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384519196946,"sku":"9781662522536","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_727443ca-6948-4533-97f0-83e8b60bf094.jpg?v=1750177129","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-master-jeweler-9781662522536","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}