{"product_id":"mandarin-9780743237802","title":"Mandarin","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Elegant\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Chinese\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Elegant pens a grand tale of intrigue in nineteenth-century China where imperial rule is crumbling as the Opium Wars and Taping Rebellion rage in the second novel of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Imperial China trilogy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLoyalty is put to a cruel test on the streets of Shanghai, where Jewish silk merchant Saul Heleevie tries to save his long-time Chinese business partner from a false accusation of abomination in relation to his mother's suicide and the brutal and corrupt penal system seeking to punish him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile in the imperial palace, love and deception entwine as the \"Virtuous Concubine\" Yehenala contrives to bear the opium-eating, syphilitic emperor's only son in an effort to lay the foundation for her elevation to the pinnacle power in China as the formidable empress dowager. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis compelling saga of nineteenth-century China is filled with \"intricate shuttlecock diplomacy, ceremonial battle action, family saga romance--all polished to an entertaining high gloss\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews).\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45409429520535,"sku":"9780743237802","price":2773.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780743237802.webp?v=1767311411","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mandarin-9780743237802","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}