{"product_id":"when-sleeping-women-wake-9780593975589","title":"When Sleeping Women Wake","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this remarkable and harrowing debut novel, three extraordinary women--a mother, her daughter, and their maid--are each forced on a journey of survival during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN INDIE BOOK AWARDS - LONGLISTED FOR THE ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE READERS CHOICE AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A lushly romantic and impassioned story of women's agency and resilience.\"--Juhea Kim, internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBeasts of a Little Land\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCity of Night Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1941. Following the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, the wealthy Tang family has settled in Hong Kong, believing it to be protected under British occupation. As the First Wife of the family, Mingzhu leads a glamorous, if at times lonely, existence--mothering the son of her husband's concubine, overseeing her daughter Qiang's education, and directing their household of servants, including her long-time confidante, Biyu. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the Japanese invade Hong Kong, the paths of Mingzhu, Qiang, and Biyu wildly diverge. Although Mingzhu's affinity for languages spares her from physical labor, she finds herself coerced to either work for the enemy or face certain death. Qiang and Biyu scrape through days of factory work and meager food supplies, constantly on the run from newly unfolding dangers until an encounter with the East River Column resistance fighters separates them. The longer these women become embroiled in the brutal occupation that engulfs the region, the more determined they are to fight back--but can they support the resistance and still find their way back to one another? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once monumental and intimate, \u003ci\u003eWhen Sleeping Women Wake\u003c\/i\u003e powerfully explores how ordinary people are capable of extraordinary things, and the unwavering hope that love can carry us through even the darkest of times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593975589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.72d","brand":"Emma Pei Yin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604504768693,"sku":"9780593975589","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-sleeping-women-wake-9780593975589","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}