Caldwell, Bo.
Summary: "Will Kiehn is an 'ordinary man,' seemingly destined for life as a humble farmer in the Midwest, when, having felt a call from God, he moves to the vast North China Plain in 1906. There he is surprised by love and weds a strong and determined fellow missionary, Katherine, who is also a dedicated nurse. Early in their marriage Will and Katherine find themselves witnesses to the crumbling of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CALMo, Yan
Summary: The farmers of Paradise County have been leading a hardscrabble life unchanged for generations. The Communist government has encouraged them to plant garlic, but selling the crop is not as simple as they believed. Warehouses fill up, taxes skyrocket, and government officials maltreat even those who have traveled for days to sell their harvest. A surplus on the garlic market ensues, and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Publishing 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOSendker, Jan-Philipp
Summary: Starting over in Hong Kong after a devastating family tragedy, journalist Paul Leibovitz investigates a mysterious illness in a remote village outside Shanghai, where he discovers that a powerful chemical conglomerate is polluting a local lake.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 37Ink, Atria 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SENPutney, Mary Jo.
Summary: The orphaned daughter of a Scottish father and Chinese concubine mother, Troth Montgomery supports herself working as a translator for Europeans in China, where she encounters Kyle Renbourne, Viscount of Maxwell.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2000