"The Library of Legends is a gorgeous, poetic journey threaded with
mist and magic about a group from a Chinese university who take to
the road to escape the Japanese invasion of 1937 - only to discover
that danger stalks them from within. Janie Chang pens pure
enchantment!" -Kate Quinn, New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author of The Alice Network and The Huntress From the author of
Three Souls and Dragon Springs Road comes a captivating historical
novel-the third in a loosely-connected trilogy-in which a young
woman travels across China with a convoy of student refugees,
fleeing the hostilities of a brutal war with Japan. "Myths are the
darkest and brightest incarnations of who we are..." China, 1937:
When Japanese bombs begin falling on the city of Nanking,
nineteen-year-old Hu Lian and her classmates at Minghua University
are ordered to flee. Lian and a convoy of more than a hundred
students, faculty, and staff must walk a thousand miles to the
safety of China's western provinces, a journey marred by hunger,
cold, and the constant threat of aerial attack. And it is not just
the student refugees who are at risk: Lian and her classmates have
been entrusted with a priceless treasure, a 500-year-old collection
of myths and folklore known as the Library of Legends. Her family's
past has made Lian wary of forming attachments, but the students'
common duty to safeguard the Library of Legends forms unexpected
bonds. Lian finds friendship and a cautious romance with the
handsome and wealthy Liu Shaoming. But after one classmate is
murdered and another arrested, Lian realizes she must escape from
the convoy before a family secret puts her in danger. Accompanied
by Shao and the enigmatic maidservant Sparrow, Lian makes her way
to Shanghai, hoping to reunite with her mother. On the journey,
Lian learns of the connection between her two companions and a tale
from the Library of Legends, The Willow Star and the Prince.
Learning Shao and Sparrow's true identities compels Lian to
confront her feelings for Shao. But there are broader consequences
too, for as the ancient books travel across China, they awaken
immortals and guardian spirits to embark on an exodus of their own,
one that changes the country's fate forever. Based on true events,
rich in Chinese history and lore, The Library of Legends is both an
illuminating exploration of China's recent past and an evocative
tale of love, sacrifice, and the extraordinary power of
storytelling.
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