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De 1930 à nos jours, l'histoire vraie d'une femme de réconfort coréenne. Un sujet rarement sinon jamais évoqué en France, par une spécialiste de la Corée. En 1937, Sangmi a quatorze ans lorsque son destin bascule à la sortie de l'école. Enlevée par des soldats japonais, elle est embarquée avec des dizaines d'autres Coréennes à destination de la Mandchourie. Enrôlée de force dans l'unité des "femmes de réconfort", elle connaîtra l'enfer des maisons closes que l'armée nippone a installées dans l'Asie à feu et à sang.

Half vampire. Half fox-spirit. All trouble. Pawned by her mother to the King of Hell as a child, Lady Jing is half-vampire, half-hulijing fox-spirit and all sasshole. As the King's ward, she has spent the past ninety years running errands, dodging the taunts of the spiteful hulijing courtiers...

Named a Best Mystery & Suspense Book of the Year by BookPage and CrimeReads “A steamy, thrilling crime story” (The Washington Post) from New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon set in pre-World War II Shanghai, where glamour and squalor exist side by side and murder is just the cost...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A gifted writer . . . explores the bonds of sisterhood while powerfully evoking the often nightmarish American immigrant experience.”—USA Today In 1937, Shanghai is the Paris of Asia, a city of great wealth and glamour, the home of millionaires and beggars...

‘Step forward Kanon, the American Robert Harris, a man who finds untold stories from our recent past and brings them alive’ TIM SHIPMAN, SUNDAY TIMES Daniel Lohr, sensing that the Nazis are closing in on the Jews, leaves his dying father in Berlin and boards a ship to Shanghai. His passage...

Shanghai, with Extra Soy Sauce is a heartfelt, hilarious tale of friendship, cultural collision, and personal growth. Through every wrong turn and right moment, Ben discovers that sometimes the best classroom is the world itself—and the greatest lessons come when you’re totally out of your depth.

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!* From “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (The New York Times Book Review) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century China—perfect for fans of Lisa See’s classics Snow...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A mesmerizing new historical novel” (O, The Oprah Magazine) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the...

Despite his intelligence, Jong was hardly employee-of-the-month, and he was fired from his job once again. Luckily for him, Marvey Simons, the American intern he had a secret crush on, introduced him to Mr. Qi, the manager of a major international bank, who was desperately looking for a good programmer to take over the development of a series of highly complex fin-tech projects. The man was filthy rich for a corporate employee, and when he offered Jong a mind-blowing remuneration package with the job, Jong took the bait without thinking twice.

Jong may be clever, but he was so awkward when it comes to dealing with women. After his girlfriend broke up with him, Jong got into all sorts of troubles. A chance encounter put him under the radar of Shirley Li, the daughter of Li Kun, one of the richest men in China. Shirley quickly became obsessed with him and hinted at the possibility of a long-term relationship. She whisked him away to America on a whirlwind honeymoon tour, but little did he know that there was a hidden agenda behind her apparent affection.

The beautiful novel of female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds...

From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu comes the second book in the Eldest Curses series and a thrilling adventure for High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood, for whom a death-defying mission into the heart of evil is not just a job, it’s also a romantic...

Kannst du "Nein" sagen, wenn dein Herz "Ja" sagt? Oliver Barretts bester Freund Lucas hat eine klare Regel für den attraktiven Womanizer aufgestellt: Finger weg von meiner Schwester! Kein Problem für Oliver, denn an einer braven Lehrerin, die weder trinkt noch feiert, hat er ohnehin kein Interesse. Tamara liebt ihre Familie, aber sie ist es leid, von ihnen in Watte gepackt zu werden. Ja, sie hatte eine traumatische Kindheit, aber nun ist sie zufrieden mit ihrem Leben und ihrem Singledasein und braucht niemanden, der auf sie aufpasst.

Connor Reeves ist erst 14 Jahre alt, als er für eine weltweit agierende Bodyguard-Agentur akquiriert wird. Und bereits sein allererster Auftrag hat es in sich: Er soll keine Geringere als Alicia Rosa Mendez beschützen – die Tochter des amerikanischen Präsidenten! Schon bald gerät Alicia in große Gefahr und Connor muss unter Beweis stellen, dass er zu Recht für diese heikle Mission ausgewählt wurde.

"Shanghai, nichts klingt so verheißungsvoll, nichts so verführerisch, nichts so geheimnisvoll wie eben Shanghai." So beschreibt die bekannte Schriftstellerin Mian Mian die "Perle des Ostens". Der Schriftsteller und Abenteurer Joscha Remus durchstreifte mehrere Wochen die blühende Weltmetropole und begegnete dabei den Gegensätzen von Tradition und Moderne: den imposanten Tempelanlagen von Hangzhou, den verrücktesten Wolkenkratzern der Welt.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (The New York Times Book Review), a moving novel about tradition, tea farming, and the bonds between mothers and daughters. In their remote mountain village, Li-yan...

On the eve of WWII, the foreign-controlled port of Shanghai was the rendezvous for the 20th century's most outlandish adventurers, all under the watchful eye of the fabulously wealthy Sir Victor Sassoon. Emily Hahn was a legendary New Yorker writer who would cover China for nearly 50 years, and play an integral part in opening Asia up to the West. But at the height of the Depression, "Mickey" Hahn, had just arrived in Shanghai nursing a broken heart after a disappointing affair.

This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims. It turned what had been a Japanese adventure in China into a general war between the two oldest and proudest civilizations of the Far East. Ultimately, it led to Pearl Harbor and to seven decades of tumultuous history in Asia. The Battle of Shanghai was a pivotal event that helped define and shape the modern world.

Widerwillig fliegt Julia für die Charity-Organisation ihrer kranken Freundin Danielle zu einer Gala von Shanghai nach Hongkong. Dort begegnet ihr Damian Stanhope, ein gutaussehender Engländer mit sanfter, dunkler Stimme, der ihre Knie weich werden lässt. Plötzlich wird aus Pflicht Vergnügen – bis er ihr ein fragwürdiges Angebot macht. Empört lehnt sie ab. Doch das Leben in der Metropole Shanghai ist teuer und auf Julias Konto herrscht wie üblich Ebbe. Als Damian sie überraschend noch einmal aufsucht, unterzeichnet Julia schließlich den vorgefertigten Vertrag.

'Despite the inordinate limits placed on women, See allows their strengths to dominate their stories' Washington Post 'Poignant . . . quietly affecting' Time 'Emotional and illuminating' BookPage In 15th century China two women are born under the same sign, the Metal Snake. But life will take...