The Last Rose of Shanghai: A Novel Audiobook

Quotes

• “A sweeping novel that transports readers to 1940s Shanghai.”

  — Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author

• The Last Rose of Shanghai is a powerful story of the relationship between a Shanghai heiress and a Jewish refugee, set against the backdrop of a nightclub in China on the eve of the Second World War. Weina Dai Randel skillfully shines a light on a little-known moment in history through the lens of two vividly drawn characters whose unique and unexpected relationship is one readers will never forget.

  — Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman with the Blue Star

• Set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai, this is an unforgettable, page-turning tale of an impossible affair between lovers from two cultures. Randel casts an unflinching eye at the horrors of wartime Shanghai, where refugees starve while the wealthy and privileged continue to drink and dance, and where daily threats of danger and death only serve to fan forbidden passions to a blazing climax.

  — Janie Chang, bestselling author of Dragon Springs Road and The Library of Legends

• A sweeping novel that transports readers to 1940s Shanghai, The Last Rose of Shanghai is a must-read for historical fiction lovers. Filled with page-turning suspense and a poignant and unforgettable love story, Weina Dai Randel wholly immerses the reader in this richly detailed and powerfully drawn story.

  — Chanel Cleeton, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

• A must for historical fiction fans, especially those fascinated by China’s glorious past.

  — Library Journal (starred review)

• A very successful and transporting novel that beautifully captures the sounds, smells, and social mores of seventh-century China.

  — Historical Novels Review (Editors’ Choice)

• The Moon in the Palace depicts Empress Wu’s sharp, persistent spirit but does not neglect to make her believably naive and vulnerable, an untried girl among ruthless women. The intrigue and machinations of the imperial court come to life under her hand, a vast and dangerous engine with each piece moving for its own reasons.

  — Shelf Awareness (starred review)

• A full-immersion, compulsively readable tale that rivals both Anchee Min’s Empress Orchid (2004), about the dowager empress Cixi, and the multilayered biographical novel Empress (2006) by Shan Sa, which also features Empress Wu.

  — Booklist (starred review)

• “Weina Dai Randel’s poignant, sweeping love story paints a vibrant portrait of a little-known slice of World War II history. Not to be missed!”

  — Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author

• “Randel casts an unflinching eye at the horrors of wartime Shanghai, where refugees starve while the wealthy and privileged continue to drink and dance and where daily threats of danger and death only serve to fan forbidden passions to a blazing climax.”

  — Janie Chang, author of Dragon Springs Road