Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Waiting on Wednesday: Dragon Springs Road by Janie Chang


Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights exciting upcoming releases that we can't wait to be released!

This week's upcoming book spotlight is:

Dragon Springs Road by Janie Chang
Publication Date: February 21st, 2017 
Little, Brown Books
Amazon Book Depository | Barnes & Noble


From Goodreads:

Dragon Springs Road: A Novel
That 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 . . . 

In 1908, Jialing is only seven years old when she is abandoned in the courtyard of a once-lavish estate outside Shanghai. Jialing iszazhong—Eurasian—and faces a lifetime of contempt from both Chinese and Europeans. Until now she’s led a secluded life behind courtyard walls, but without her mother’s protection, she can survive only if the estate’s new owners, the Yang family, agree to take her in.

Jialing finds allies in Anjuin, the eldest Yang daughter, and Fox, an animal spirit who has lived in the courtyard for centuries. But Jialing’s life as the Yangs’ bondservant changes unexpectedly when she befriends a young English girl who then mysteriously vanishes.

Murder, political intrigue, jealousy, forbidden love … Jialing confronts them all as she grows into womanhood during the tumultuous early years of the Chinese republic, always hopeful of finding her long-lost mother. Through every turn she is guided, both by Fox and by her own strength of spirit, away from the shadows of her past toward a very different fate, if she has the courage to accept it.



What do you think about this upcoming release? What are your anticipated upcoming releases?


4 comments:

  1. What a beautiful cover! Hope you are able to get ahold of this one soon.
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  2. I haven't heard of this book before, so thank you for bringing it to my attention! It sounds really interesting ^_^ Great pick!

    Brittany @ Brittany's Book Rambles

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  3. This sounds like an amazing read. I love historical fiction! Here's mine: http://thebookishlibra.com/2016/08/31/mothers-brit-bennett-waiting-on-wednesday/

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