{"product_id":"the-phoenix-crownbooks","title":"The Phoenix Crown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSan Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage. Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate whose extraordinary collection of Chinese antiques includes the fabled Phoenix Crown, a legendary relic of Beijing’s fallen Summer Palace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis patronage offers Gemma and Suling the chance of a lifetime, but their lives are thrown into turmoil when a devastating earthquake rips San Francisco apart and Thornton disappears, leaving behind a mystery reaching further than anyone could have imagined . . . until the Phoenix Crown reappears five years later at a sumptuous Paris costume ball, drawing Gemma and Suling together in one last desperate quest for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quinn, Kate","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Adult Fiction M-R)","offer_id":44905056338144,"sku":"","price":15.75,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7ede0a6b-add5-488a-b883-7fb43afb7c67.jpg?v=1709672336","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-phoenix-crownbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}