EBOOK Shanghai Love
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A Novel
Peilin is betrothed to Kwan Yao, the only son of a wealthy pearl farmer. Months before their wedding, Yao is killed by the Japanese in the Nanjing Massacre-but the Kwans insist on proceeding with the wedding anyway, and beautiful Peilin is married to a ghost husband. When an uncle passes away, the Kwans send Peilin to Shanghai to manage their family&'s herbal shop. Meanwhile, in Berlin, Henri graduates from medical school just as Hitler rises to power. Henri flees to Shanghai, where he&'s befriended by Ping, a young disfigured rickshaw driver-and Peilin&'s brother. When Ping introduces Henri to Peilin, Henri becomes fascinated with Chinese herbs and the exotic culture surrounding him-and falls in love with Peilin. The gripping tale of an unlikely love in a tumultuous time and place, Shanghai Love is a classic story of love&'s triumph over adversity.
Peilin is betrothed to Kwan Yao, the only son of a wealthy pearl farmer. Months before their wedding, Yao is killed by the Japanese in the Nanjing Massacre-but the Kwans insist on proceeding with the wedding anyway, and beautiful Peilin is married to a ghost husband. When an uncle passes away, the Kwans send Peilin to Shanghai to manage their family&'s herbal shop. Meanwhile, in Berlin, Henri graduates from medical school just as Hitler rises to power. Henri flees to Shanghai, where he&'s befriended by Ping, a young disfigured rickshaw driver-and Peilin&'s brother. When Ping introduces Henri to Peilin, Henri becomes fascinated with Chinese herbs and the exotic culture surrounding him-and falls in love with Peilin. The gripping tale of an unlikely love in a tumultuous time and place, Shanghai Love is a classic story of love&'s triumph over adversity.