An absorbing novel of romance and revolution, loyalty and
family, sacrifice and undying love
We have three souls, or so I'd been told. But only in death
could I confirm this....
So 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 yang;
impulsive, romantic yin; and wise, shining hun--who will guide her
toward understanding. She must, they tell her, make amends.
As 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.
When 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.
Suffused with history and literature, Three Souls is an epic
tale of revenge and betrayal, forbidden love, and the price we are
willing to pay for freedom.
General
Imprint: |
William Morrow Paperbacks
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2015 |
First published: |
February 2014 |
Authors: |
Janie Chang
|
Dimensions: |
203 x 135 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
496 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-229319-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-06-229319-2 |
Barcode: |
9780062293190 |
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