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The Phoenix Crown
Historical fiction
The Phoenix Crown
In 1906 San Francisco, opera singer Gemma Garland needs a career revival while Chinatown embroiderer Suling Feng is saving money to escape an arranged marriage. Wealthy patron Henry Thornton draws both women into his mansion through Gemma's voice and Suling's work on a priceless imperial garment. The earthquake destroys the city and scatters evidence of his schemes, leaving the women to survive the disaster and later account for what vanished with him. Dramatic and richly textured, this novel suits readers who enjoy artistic heroines, Chinese American history, natural disasters, female friendship, and mysteries where rebuilding a life requires returning to secrets buried beneath the ruins.
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Murder; suicide references; racism and racial slurs; forced institutionalization; drug use; fire and catastrophic earthquake; parental death; chronic migraines and physical peril.
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