Half a lifelong romance
a novel
First Anchor books edition.
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Author
Contributions
- Kingsbury, Karen S., translator - Contributor
Publication
2016 - Anchor Books, a Division of Random House LLC, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
94,750 words, Guess
Page Count
379 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27202605M
- ISBN-100307387542
- ISBN-139780307387547
- Library of Congress Control Number2015040027
- OCLC Control Number928238879
and 1 more
- Better World Books9780307387547
Classifications
- DDC895.13/5
- LCCPL2837.E35 B36313 2016
- LCCPL2837.E35B36313
Description
"Shanghai, 1930s. Shen Shijun, a young engineer, has fallen in love with his colleague, the beautiful Gu Manzhen. He is determined to resist his family's efforts to match him with his wealthy cousin so that he can marry the woman he truly loves. But dark circumstances--a lustful brother-in-law, a treacherous sister, a family secret--force the two young lovers apart. As Manzhen and Shijun go on their separate paths, they lose track of one another, and their lives become filled with feints and schemes, missed connections and tragic misunderstandings. At every turn, societal expectations seem to thwart their prospects for happiness. Still, Manzhen and Shijun dare to hold out hope--however slim--that they might one day meet again. A glamorous, wrenching tale set against the glittering backdrop of an extraordinary city, Half a Lifelong Romance is a beloved classic from one of the essential writers of twentieth-century China"--
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