China: The Novel

Edward Rutherfurd

May 2021 · Sold by Vintage

About this ebook

The “unparalleled master of the historical saga" (Newsweek) and internationally bestselling author of Paris and New York takes on an exhilarating new world with his trademark epic style in China: The Novel

Edward Rutherfurd has enthralled millions of readers with his grand, sweeping historical sagas that tell the history of a famous place over multiple generations. Now, in China: The Novel, Rutherfurd takes readers into the rich and fascinating milieu of the Middle Kingdom.

The story begins in 1839, at the dawn of the First Opium War, and follows Chinese history through Mao's Cultural Revolution and up to the present day. Rutherfurd chronicles the rising and falling fortunes of members of Chinese, British, and American families, as they negotiate the tides of history. Along the way, in his signature style, Rutherfurd provides a deeply researched portrait of Chinese history and society, its ancient traditions and great upheavals, and China's emergence as a rising global power. As always, we are treated to romance and adventure, heroines and scoundrels, grinding struggle and incredible fortunes.

China: The Novel brings to life the rich terrain of this vast and constantly evolving country. From Shanghai to Nanking to the Great Wall, Rutherfurd chronicles the turbulent rise and fall of empires as the colonial West meets the opulent and complex East in a dramatic struggle between cultures and people.

Extraordinarily researched and majestically told, Edward Rutherfurd paints a thrilling portrait of one of the most singular and remarkable countries in the world.

Ratings and reviews

I pre ordered this book several months ago. It is now available to read, but Google tells me it cannot display the book. There is absolutely no help from Google support. After waiting for more than a year and a half for this book to be published and paying for it well ahead of time I'd appreciate it if someone would do their job and make sure people can actually read the book. I'll give this a three star rating to not to bring the rating for the actual book down too much. I'm sure the book is excellent (Rutherfurd's books usually are) but Google sucks as usual. Within an hour of this review Google decided to cancel my purchase saying the book is not available. Wow! Really? I guess I have to order from Amazon instead.

About the author

EDWARD RUTHERFURD is the internationally bestselling author of eight novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Paris, New York, London, The Princes of Ireland, and The Rebels of Ireland.