{"product_id":"three-souls-9780062293190","title":"Three Souls","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn absorbing novel of romance and revolution, loyalty and family, sacrifice and undying love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe have three souls, or so I'd been told. But only in death could I confirm this....\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins the haunting and captivating tale, set in 1935 China, of the ghost of a young woman named Leiyin, who watches her own funeral from above and wonders why she is being denied entry to the afterlife. Beside her are three souls--stern and scholarly \u003cem\u003eyang\u003c\/em\u003e; impulsive, romantic \u003cem\u003eyin\u003c\/em\u003e; and wise, shining \u003cem\u003ehun\u003c\/em\u003e--who will guide her toward understanding. She must, they tell her, make amends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Leiyin delves back in time with the three souls to review her life, she sees the spoiled and privileged teenager she once was, a girl who is concerned with her own desires while China is fractured by civil war and social upheaval. At a party, she meets Hanchin, a captivating left-wing poet and translator, and instantly falls in love with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Leiyin defies her father to pursue Hanchin, she learns the harsh truth--that she is powerless over her fate. Her punishment for disobedience leads to exile, an unwanted marriage, a pregnancy, and, ultimately, her death. And when she discovers what she must do to be released from limbo into the afterlife, Leiyin realizes that the time for making amends is shorter than she thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuffused with history and literature, \u003cem\u003eThree Souls\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic tale of revenge and betrayal, forbidden love, and the price we are willing to pay for freedom.\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":50459906375954,"sku":"9780062293190","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bd27814a-a066-4245-97df-625ddddbdbee.jpg?v=1730013853","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/three-souls-9780062293190","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}