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Rising Dragon
Atria / 37 INK
May 2017
On Sale: May 2, 2017
352 pages
ISBN: 1476793670
EAN: 9781476793672
Kindle: B01HMXUZ2U
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Internationally bestselling author Jan-Philipp Sendkerβs Whispering Shadows was βa darkly beautiful, heart-wrenchingβ (Booklist, starred review) journey through bustling Hong Kongβs sinister underbelly. The captivating second book in the high-stakes Rising Dragon series plunges us deeper into the dangerous heart of Chinese politics. Brooding expat and journalist Paul Leibovitz is beginning to imagine a new life for himself in Hong Kong, one in which the grief over a recent family tragedy doesnβt consume him and his love for Christine Wu brings him great joy. When Christine gets an unexpected and emotionally-charged letter from her estranged brother, Paul journeys with her to a remote village outside of Shanghai, where a mysterious illness is affecting the locals. Paul discovers a powerful chemical conglomerate is polluting a nearby lake, and Chinese officials are doing nothing to stop it. The victims demand justice, but taking legal action could prove even more dangerous than the strange disease itself. Government intimidation and political corruption threaten to suppress even the most passionate and audacious environmental activists. If Paul doesnβt walk away, he could pull the woman he loves reluctantly back into a world she escaped from decades agoβputting their relationship and their lives at risk. Suspenseful and rife with the page-turning storytelling that defines Sendkerβs remarkable work and harkens back to The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, The Language of Solitude offers a peerless look into contemporary China.
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