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Night in Shanghai by Mones, Nicole
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- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Product Group
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- ISBN
- 0547516177
- Book Title
- Night in Shanghai
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Thrillers / Espionage, Romance / Historical / General, Crime, Historical
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 16.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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In 1936, classical pianist Thomas Greene is recruited to Shanghai to lead a jazz orchestra of fellow African-American expats. From being flat broke in segregated Baltimore to living in a mansion with servants of his own, he becomes the toast of a city obsessed with music, money, pleasure and power, even as it ignores the rising winds of war. Song Yuhua is refined and educated, and has been bonded since age eighteen to Shanghai's most powerful crime boss in payment for her father's gambling debts. Outwardly submissive, she burns with rage and risks her life spying on her master for the Communist Party. Only when Shanghai is shattered by the Japanese invasion do Song and Thomas find their way to each other. Though their union is forbidden, neither can back down from it in the turbulent years of occupation and resistance that follow. Torn between music and survival, freedom and commitment, love and world war, they are borne on an irresistible riff of melody and improvisation to Night in Shanghai 's final, impossible choice. In this stunningly researched novel, Nicole Mones not only tells the forgotten story of black musicians in the Chinese jazz age, but also weaves in a startling true tale of Holocaust heroism little-known in the West. View the Trailer: www.nicolemones.com
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0547516177
ISBN-13
9780547516172
eBay Product ID (ePID)
168517570
Product Key Features
Book Title
Night in Shanghai
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Thrillers / Espionage, Romance / Historical / General, Crime, Historical
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3563.O519n55 2014
Reviews
"Historical fiction at its best." -Alan Cheuse, All Things Considered, NPR "Mones' engrossing historical novel illuminates the danger, depravity, and drama of this dark period with brave authenticity." -Carol Haggas, Booklist "Keeps the suspense mounting until the end." -Kirkus Reviews"Historical fiction fans will not be disappointed." -Library Journal"With a magician's sleight of hand, Nicole Mones conjures up the jazz-filled, complex, turbulent world of Shanghai just before World War II. A rich and thoroughly captivating read." -Gail Tsukiyama, author of The Samurai's Garden"What an incredible thing Mones does in this novel of the compelling, sexy, rich and complicated world of historical Shanghai." -Marisa Silver, author of Mary Coin"Mones' genius lies in her attention for detail... NIGHT IN SHANGHAI is a riveting, entertaining and illuminating look at a moment that has been largely lost from history." -January Magazine"Real-life historical figures and fictional characters are cleverly intertwined in this gripping story. Shanghai's seedy underbelly is exposed, and woven into the tor-tapping swing of the big-band era... powerful." -the West Australian , Perth"An entertainingly engrossing story of love, life and passion couched in an enlightening, erudite　exposé　of the nuanced historical events that culminated in World War II. A novel to be savored.. and remembered for a long time." -June J. McInerney, authorexposure.com"Both of them young and awkward, but gifted and smart, (Thomas and Song) make for an odd but brilliant pair of lovers. They light up the pages of this novel.... Night in Shanghai , an intelligent historical romance, shows off with forceful insight, terrific characters, and a telling sense of detail. And, folks, it swings." -Alan Cheuse, All Things Considered, NPR, " Night in Shanghai , an intelligent historical romance, shows off with forceful insight, terrific characters, and a telling sense of detail. And, folks, it swings ." - Alan Cheuse, NPR "Based on true episodes and peppered with the lives and experiences of actual characters from the worlds of politics, music, the military, and the government, Mones' engrossing historical novel illuminates the danger, depravity, and drama of this dark period with brave authenticity." - Carol Haggas, Booklist "Every page in Mones' compelling, sexy and richly textured novel reveals some custom, some costume, some trick of language that exposes a fascinating moment in historythe Japanese invasion of Shanghai on the eve of World War II. Mones weaves the multiple strands of her story much the way themes and melodies are woven into the jazz her protagonist plays, with subtle and suggestive undertones of human greed, power, and passion." -Marisa Silver, author of Mary Coin "With a magician's sleight of hand, Nicole Mones conjures up the jazz-filled, complex, turbulent world of Shanghai just before World War II . Mones has recreated a feast for the senses, transporting us to the rich, decadent city in which the lives and loves of expatriate musicians intertwine with the growing tensions between the Communist Party and the Nationalist Party, while the ominous threats from the Japanese stir the winds of war. A rich and thoroughly captivating read." -Gail Tsukiyama, author of The Samurai's Garden and A Hundred Flower, "Historical fiction at its best." --Alan Cheuse, All Things Considered, NPR "Mones' engrossing historical novel illuminates the danger, depravity, and drama of this dark period with brave authenticity." --Carol Haggas, Booklist "Keeps the suspense mounting until the end." --Kirkus Reviews"Historical fiction fans will not be disappointed." --Library Journal"With a magician's sleight of hand, Nicole Mones conjures up the jazz-filled, complex, turbulent world of Shanghai just before World War II. A rich and thoroughly captivating read." --Gail Tsukiyama, author of The Samurai's Garden"What an incredible thing Mones does in this novel of the compelling, sexy, rich and complicated world of historical Shanghai." --Marisa Silver, author of Mary Coin"Mones' genius lies in her attention for detail... NIGHT IN SHANGHAI is a riveting, entertaining and illuminating look at a moment that has been largely lost from history." --January Magazine"Real-life historical figures and fictional characters are cleverly intertwined in this gripping story. Shanghai's seedy underbelly is exposed, and woven into the tor-tapping swing of the big-band era... powerful." --the West Australian , Perth"An entertainingly engrossing story of love, life and passion couched in an enlightening, eruditeexposéof the nuanced historical events that culminated in World War II. A novel to be savored.. and remembered for a long time." --June J. McInerney, authorexposure.com"Both of them young and awkward, but gifted and smart, (Thomas and Song) make for an odd but brilliant pair of lovers. They light up the pages of this novel.... Night in Shanghai , an intelligent historical romance, shows off with forceful insight, terrific characters, and a telling sense of detail. And, folks, it swings." --Alan Cheuse, All Things Considered, NPR, "Mones' breathless and enlightening account of an African-American jazzman and his circle in prewar Shanghai." - Kirkus Reviews, "Historical fiction at its best." --Alan Cheuse, All Things Considered, NPR "Mones' engrossing historical novel illuminates the danger, depravity, and drama of this dark period with brave authenticity." --Carol Haggas, Booklist "Keeps the suspense mounting until the end." --Kirkus Reviews"Historical fiction fans will not be disappointed." --Library Journal"With a magician's sleight of hand, Nicole Mones conjures up the jazz-filled, complex, turbulent world of Shanghai just before World War II. A rich and thoroughly captivating read." --Gail Tsukiyama, author of The Samurai's Garden"What an incredible thing Mones does in this novel of the compelling, sexy, rich and complicated world of historical Shanghai." --Marisa Silver, author of Mary Coin"Mones' genius lies in her attention for detail... NIGHT IN SHANGHAI is a riveting, entertaining and illuminating look at a moment that has been largely lost from history." --January Magazine"Real-life historical figures and fictional characters are cleverly intertwined in this gripping story. Shanghai's seedy underbelly is exposed, and woven into the tor-tapping swing of the big-band era... powerful." --the West Australian , Perth"An entertainingly engrossing story of love, life and passion couched in an enlightening, eruditeexposof the nuanced historical events that culminated in World War II. A novel to be savored.. and remembered for a long time." --June J. McInerney, authorexposure.com"Both of them young and awkward, but gifted and smart, (Thomas and Song) make for an odd but brilliant pair of lovers. They light up the pages of this novel.... Night in Shanghai , an intelligent historical romance, shows off with forceful insight, terrific characters, and a telling sense of detail. And, folks, it swings." --Alan Cheuse, All Things Considered, NPR, "Based on true episodes and peppered with the lives and experiences of actual characters from the worlds of politics, music, the military, and the government, Mones' engrossing historical novel illuminates the danger, depravity, and drama of this dark period with brave authenticity." - Carol Haggas, Booklist "Every page in Mones' compelling, sexy and richly textured novel reveals some custom, some costume, some trick of language that exposes a fascinating moment in historythe Japanese invasion of Shanghai on the eve of World War II. Mones weaves the multiple strands of her story much the way themes and melodies are woven into the jazz her protagonist plays, with subtle and suggestive undertones of human greed, power, and passion." - Marisa Silver , author of Mary Coin "With a magician's sleight of hand, Nicole Mones conjures up the jazz-filled, complex, turbulent world of Shanghai just before World War II. Mones has recreated a feast for the senses, transporting us to the rich, decadent city in which the lives and loves of expatriate musicians intertwine with the growing tensions between the Communist Party and the Nationalist Party, while the ominous threats from the Japanese stir the winds of war. A rich and thoroughly captivating read." - Gail Tsukiyama , author of The Samurai's Garden and A Hundred Flower, "Based on true episodes and peppered with the lives and experiences of actual characters from the worlds of politics, music, the military, and the government, Mones' engrossing historical novel illuminates the danger, depravity, and drama of this dark period with brave authenticity." - Carol Haggas, Booklist, "Based on true episodes and peppered with the lives and experiences of actual characters from the worlds of politics, music, the military, and the government, Mones' engrossing historical novel illuminates the danger, depravity, and drama of this dark period with brave authenticity." - Carol Haggas, Booklist "Every page in Mones' compelling, sexy and richly textured novel reveals some custom, some costume, some trick of language that exposes a fascinating moment in historythe Japanese invasion of Shanghai on the eve of World War II. Mones weaves the multiple strands of her story much the way themes and melodies are woven into the jazz her protagonist plays, with subtle and suggestive undertones of human greed, power, and passion."- Marisa Silver , author of Mary Coin "With a magician's sleight of hand, Nicole Mones conjures up the jazz-filled, complex, turbulent world of Shanghai just before World War II. Mones has recreated a feast for the senses, transporting us to the rich, decadent city in which the lives and loves of expatriate musicians intertwine with the growing tensions between the Communist Party and the Nationalist Party, while the ominous threats from the Japanese stir the winds of war. A rich and thoroughly captivating read." - Gail Tsukiyama , author of The Samurai's Garden and A Hundred Flower
Copyright Date
2014
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2013-045640
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Dewey Edition
23
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