The silk merchant's daughter
By: Dinah Jefferies
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9780241248621
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Family secrets; Man-woman relationships; Families; Insurgency; Racially mixed people; Interpersonal relations; Fiction; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Sisters; Silk industry
Description: Dinah Jefferies' stunning new novel is a gripping, unforgettable tale of a woman torn between two worlds ... 1952, French Indochina. Since her mother's death, eighteen-year-old half-French, half-Vietnamese Nicole has been living in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Sylvie. When Sylvie is handed control of the family silk business, Nicole is given an abandoned silk shop in the Vietnamese quarter of Hanoi. But the area is teeming with militant rebels who want to end French rule. For the first time, Nicole is awakened to the corruption of colonial rule - and her own family's involvement shocks her to the core ... Tran, a notorious Vietnamese insurgent, seems to offer the perfect escape from her troubles, while Mark, a charming American trader, is the man she's always dreamed of. But who can she trust in this world where no one is what they seem? The Silk Merchant's Daughter is a captivating tale of dark secrets, sisterly rivalry and love against the odds, enchantingly set in colonial era Vietnam.
Notes: Originally published in Viking.