{"product_id":"the-last-rose-of-shanghai-9781542032872","title":"The Last Rose of Shanghai","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Japanese-occupied Shanghai, two people from different cultures are drawn together by fate and the freedom of music...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1940. Aiyi Shao is a young heiress and the owner of a formerly popular and glamorous Shanghai nightclub. Ernest Reismann is a penniless Jewish refugee driven out of Germany, an outsider searching for shelter in a city wary of strangers. He loses nearly all hope until he crosses paths with Aiyi. When she hires Ernest to play piano at her club, her defiance of custom causes a sensation. His instant fame makes Aiyi's club once again the hottest spot in Shanghai. Soon they realize they share more than a passion for jazz--but their differences seem insurmountable, and Aiyi is engaged to another man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the war escalates, Aiyi and Ernest find themselves torn apart, and their choices between love and survival grow more desperate. In the face of overwhelming odds, a chain of events is set in motion that will change both their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the electrifying jazz clubs to the impoverished streets of a city under siege, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Rose of Shanghai\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless, sweeping story of love and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lake Union Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542032872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2021 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Weina Dai Randel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41309904699573,"sku":"9781542032872","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2e74c318-7531-4218-aebe-dc014f5e7e33.jpg?v=1635832855","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-last-rose-of-shanghai-9781542032872","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}