a great choice for a book club.” - Huffington Post an involving, sympathetic novel, which exemplifies the best of historical fiction.” - Roberta Rich, author of The Midwife of Venice “Who can resist a child in jeopardy novel especially one set against the rich background of Shanghai at the turn of the century?. Rich with detail and a fascinating interplay between the spiritual and earthly realms, Chang’s second novel explores whether it is possible to overcome your past.” - Booklist “Chang unfurls this intriguing story-set against the chaotic backdrop of China in the early twentieth century-with precision. The result is enchanting.” - Shilpi Somaya Gowda, author of Secret Daughter and The Golden Son “Janie Chang has a keen eye for detail and infuses them throughout this magical story, with its masterfully rendered setting of the early Chinese republic, characters who bring to life the constrictions of those girls, and a mystical benevolent spirit. I recommend it unreservedly.” - Jennifer Robson, bestselling author of Moonlight Over Paris Janie Chang has created an enchanting and unforgettable book. “Dragon Springs Road is simply one of the best novels I have read in a long time. Chang skillfully weaves China’s story with the fate of her characters, giving the novel a tone of importance that never becomes dull or pedantic.” - Providence Journal on THREE SOULS “ Three Souls bristles with freshness and heart.” - Publishers Weekly on THREE SOULS One of the most satisfying, enjoyable and interesting books I’ve read in a while.” - Nancy Richler, author of The Imposter Bride on THREE SOULS The kind you get lost in.” - Shaena Lambert, author of Radiance and Oh, My Darling on THREE SOULS “A glorious, deeply readable novel-the kind you pick up and read voraciously, every chance you get. It’s both a pleasure and an education to read this sensitive, intelligent novel.” - Vancouver Sun “Filled with enchantment and intrigue, this novel shines brightly with lyrical prose.” - Toronto Star “Rich with detail and a fascinating interplay between the spiritual and earthly realms, Chang’s second novel explores whether it is possible to overcome your past” ( Booklist). Through every turn she is guided, both by Fox and by her own strength of spirit, away from the shadows of her past toward a very different fate. But when a young English girl appears and befriends the lonely orphan-and then mysteriously vanishes-Jialing’s life takes an unexpected turn.Īs Jialang grows into womanhood during the tumultuous early years of the Chinese republic, she must find a way to survive political intrigue, jealousy, forbidden love and even murder. As Jialing grows up, her only allies are Anjuin, the eldest Yang daughter, and Fox, an animal spirit who has lived in the courtyard for more than three hundred years. The Yang family, new owners of the estate, reluctantly take her in as a servant. In early-twentieth-century Shanghai, an ancient imperial dynasty collapses, a new government struggles to life and two girls are bound together in a friendship that will be tested by duty, honour and love.Ībandoned in the courtyard of a once-lavish estate outside Shanghai, seven-year-old Jialing learns she is zazhong-Eurasian-and thus doomed to face a lifetime of contempt from both Chinese and Europeans. “Filled with enchantment and intrigue” ( Toronto Star) and “a great choice for a book club” ( The Huffington Post), Dragon Springs Road takes readers on an evocative journey a century in the past and half a world away. One intermission.International Dublin Literary Award About the Book The brainchild of Chen Shi-Zheng, who was also behind the 2013 interdisciplinary schlock fest Monkey: Journey to the West, Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise is the second theatrical offering from the Shed, the new multimillion-dollar performance venue in Hudson Yards, and it's a perfect complement to its neighborhood: a soulless cash grab. With its gorgeous space and generous budget, the Shed should be delivering knockouts, not knuckleheaded nonsense like this. The leads can’t sing, the fights are lackluster, and the highly touted aerial sequences are done in slo-mo, so the only danger is that you’ll fall asleep. This would-be “kung fu musical” is a ludicrously awful dud assembled by a coterie of international artists who seem to have collaborated via Google Translate.
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