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Dragon Springs Road : a novel by Janie Chang is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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From the author of Three Souls comes a vividly imagined and haunting new novel set in early 20th century Shanghaia story of friendship, heartbreak, and history that follows a young Eurasian orphans search for her long-lost mother. That night I dreamed that I had wandered out to Dragon Springs Road all on my own, when a dreadful knowledge seized me that my mother had gone away never to return . . . In 1908, Jialing is only seven years old when she is abandoned in the courtyard of a once-lavish estate outside Shanghai. Jialing is zazhong Eurasianand faces a lifetime of contempt from both Chinese and Europeans. Until now shes led a secluded life behind courtyard walls, but without her mothers protection, she can survive only if the estates new owners, the Yang family, agree to take her in. Jialing finds allies in Anjuin, the eldest Yang daughter, and Fox, an animal spirit who has lived in the courtyard for centuries. But Jialings life as the Yangs bondservant changes unexpectedly when she befriends a young English girl who then mysteriously vanishes. Murder, political intrigue, jealousy, forbidden love Jialing confronts them all as she grows into womanhood during the tumultuous ea

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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Janie Chang
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers;William Morrow
Published
2016
Language
EN
ISBN
9780062388971
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction
Rating
3.98 / 5 (794 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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