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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Shanghai girls Shanghai girls Lisa See Two sisters leave Shanghai to find new lives in 1930s Los Angeles in this fresh, fascinating adventure. OL15839821W
When red is black When red is black Qiu Xiaolong When the murder of a woman is reported to the Shanghai police while Inspector Chen is on vacation, Sergeant Yu is forced to take charge of the investigation. The victim, Yin Lige, a novelist known fo… OL17740340W
My favourite wife My favourite wife Tony Parsons Hot shot young lawyer Bill Holden and his wife Becca move with their four-year-old daughter to the booming, gold-rush city of Shanghai. It is a place of opportunity and temptation, where fortunes are… OL17885616W
The lost and forgotten languages of Shanghai The lost and forgotten languages of Shanghai Ruiyan Xu This is the story about a bilingual aphasia patient, his ability to speak his native language is obliterated in an accident. A sensitive exploration of the power of words and of silence, this book is… OL17887838W
Night in Shanghai Night in Shanghai Nicole Mones ""Nicole Mones conjures up the jazz-filled, complex, turbulent world of Shanghai just before World War II. A rich and thoroughly captivating read."--Gail Tsukiyama, author of The Samurai's Garden Sai… OL17914974W
The lost and forgotten languages of Shanghai The lost and forgotten languages of Shanghai Ruiyan Xu A happy and successful businessman, dining in a Shanghai hotel, is badly injured by a gas explosion in the building. In the aftermath, the formerly bilingual Li Jin is only able to speak the falterin… OL17915670W
Five Star Billionaire Five Star Billionaire Tash Aw "Phoebe is a factory girl who has come to Shanghai with the promise of a job - but when she arrives she discovers that the job doesn't exist. Gary is a country boy turned pop star who is spinning out… OL18818708W
The concubine of Shanghai The concubine of Shanghai Hong Ying China, 1907. Sixteen-year-old orphan Cassia is sold by her aunt to a brothel. There she works as a lowly maid until a powerful and dangerous client plucks her from obscurity. OL1929629W
The valley of amazement The valley of amazement Amy Tan Violet Minturn, a half-Chinese/half-American courtesan who deals in seduction and illusion in Shanghai, struggles to find her place in the world, while her mother, Lucia, tries to make sense of the c… OL19704802W
Urban legend Urban legend Erica Orloff SHE KEPT HER SECRETS BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEAs the owner of one of the hottest nightclubs in New York City, Tessa Van Doren was a target for rumors. Some said she worked with the mob, while others cla… OL2013932W
Empire of the sun Empire of the sun J. G. Ballard Shanghai, 1941, is a city in turmoil as Japanese troops move in to occupy it in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. Amidst the chaos, twelve-year-old Jim searches fruitlessly for his parents before being … OL20822610W
Nightfall over Shanghai Nightfall over Shanghai Daniel Kalla Gripping and poignant, this is the epic final chapter in Daniel Kalla's wartime trilogy, bringing to an unforgettable conclusion the story begun in "The Far Side of the Sky" and "Rising Sun, Falling … OL20882527W
A case of two cities A case of two cities Qiu Xiaolong Chief Inspector Chen of the Shanghai Police Bureau knows the so-called blank check Zhao gives him to weed out corruption at the highest levels of government is a sham ... OL21714814W
The binding chair, or, A visit from the Foot Emancipation Society The binding chair, or, A visit from the Foot Emancipation Society Kathryn Harrison In poised and elegant prose, Kathryn Harrison weaves a stunning story of women, travel, and flight; of love, revenge, and fear; of the search for home and the need to escape it. Set in alluring Shang… OL470973W
Muerte de una heroína roja Muerte de una heroína roja Qiu Xiaolong It's a good first book and he won the Anthony Prize for this one. He gets better and better in his next books. Gives a good understanding of the Chinese government and politics as his detective sol… OL5838517W
When We Were Orphans When We Were Orphans Kazuo Ishiguro 'You seldom read a novel that so convinces you it is extending the possibilities of fiction.' Sunday TimesEngland, 1930s. Christopher Banks has become the country's most celebrated detective, his cas… OL59042W
上海寶貝 上海寶貝 Wei Hui "Publicly burned in China for its sensual nature and irreverent style, this novel is the semi-autobiographical story of Coco, a cafe waitress, who is full of enthusiasm and impatience for life. She m… OL6219836W