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Janie Chang

Autor(a) de The Library of Legends

5 Works 1,313 Membros 90 Críticas

Obras por Janie Chang

The Library of Legends (2020) 562 exemplares
Three Souls (2013) 264 exemplares
Dragon Springs Road (2017) 220 exemplares
The Phoenix Crown (2024) 172 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
19??
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
Canada
Local de nascimento
Taiwan
Locais de residência
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Educação
Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada (BSc|Computer Science)

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She is a graduate of The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University. She is also the founder and main organizer of Canadian Authors for Indies, a national day of support by authors for independent bookstores.

Born in Taiwan, Janie has lived in the Philippines, Iran, Thailand, and New Zealand. She now lives in beautiful Vancouver, Canada.

Her first novel, THREE SOULS, was a finalist for the 2014 BC Book Prizes Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and one of 9 Canadian books long-listed for the 2015 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Her second novel, DRAGON SPRINGS ROAD, will be released in January 2017.

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3.5 stars. Interesting set-up, interesting story.
 
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Abcdarian | 28 outras críticas | May 18, 2024 |
I’ll cut straight to the chase… The Phoenix Crown is a must–read for historical fiction lovers and, really, just about anyone who loves reading strong female characters.

From this novel’s opening page, I was captivated by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang’s strikingly evocative narrative.

The fictional tapestry within which the authors have woven real historical people and events is vivid and alive; the folly and decadence of high society against a backdrop of racial tension reaching fever pitch in San Francisco’s Chinatown at the turn of the 1900s.

The feisty women centre stage are barely contained by this novel’s pages. Continue reading: https://www.bookloverbookreviews.com/2024/02/the-phoenix-crown-kate-quinn-janie-...
… (mais)
½
 
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BookloverBookReviews | 8 outras críticas | Apr 20, 2024 |
Enjoyable book focusing on 4 women who encounter a man just before the SF earthquake. Even though it was a major event I have not read much about it but this was an interesting story. I especially loved that Alice was actually a real person. Some nice twists and turns.
 
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shazjhb | 8 outras críticas | Mar 19, 2024 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
5
Membros
1,313
Popularidade
#19,560
Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
90
ISBN
53
Línguas
1

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