{"product_id":"mandarin-9780743237802","title":"Mandarin","description":"\u003cb\u003eRichard Elegant pens a grand tale of intrigue in nineteenth-century China where imperial rule is crumbling as the Opium Wars and Taping Rebellion rage in the second novel of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Imperial China trilogy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLoyalty is put to a cruel test on the streets of Shanghai, where Jewish silk merchant Saul Heleevie tries to save his long-time Chinese business partner from a false accusation of abomination in relation to his mother's suicide and the brutal and corrupt penal system seeking to punish him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile in the imperial palace, love and deception entwine as the \"Virtuous Concubine\" Yehenala contrives to bear the opium-eating, syphilitic emperor's only son in an effort to lay the foundation for her elevation to the pinnacle power in China as the formidable empress dowager. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis compelling saga of nineteenth-century China is filled with \"intricate shuttlecock diplomacy, ceremonial battle action, family saga romance--all polished to an entertaining high gloss\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743237802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.07h x 6.07w x 1.30d","brand":"Robert Elegant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52051648315573,"sku":"9780743237802","price":28.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_977b205c-89c7-4827-a334-5efff89fd080.jpg?v=1764047517","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mandarin-9780743237802","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}