{"product_id":"jade-phoenix-syd-goldsmith-9780595375493","title":"Jade Phoenix","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE NEW VOICES IN LITERATURE AWARD FINALIST \u003cbr\u003eA WILLIAM FAULKNER COMPETITION SEMI-FINALIST\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'.a marvelous collage of history, politics, mystery and romance.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePat Averbach, Director, Chautauqua Writers Center\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Taiwanese millionaire Ko-sa Ong shows up in Washington with Jade Phoenix by his side, Nick Malter, his best friend, and his lost 'Angel\" would all rather be in some other country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Taiwan is no ordinary country in the 1970s. Against all odds, Ko-sa has everything he could want except a son and a nation. Jade Phoenix has nothing after her father, a senior Nationalist general, commits suicide. Nick Malter, an American reporter, peers under the veils that cloak the Chinese and their women. Love blooms in a wilderness of misunderstanding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKo-sa and Nick share an abiding hatred of Chiang Kai-shek and the cynical American Secretary of State who would forever deny the Taiwanese their country. They risk all for each other, but both give up everything for the love of Jade Phoenix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA stroke of the pen shatters dreams of nationhood and foreign devils challenge ancient Chinese customs in this extraordinary cross-cultural adventure. Betrayal and trust forge uncontrollable urges, fierce loyalties, and love that extends beyond life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Syd Goldsmith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595375499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595375493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Syd Goldsmith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435547504895,"sku":"9780595375493","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59c7f0b5-30f9-4cf6-8848-cf5cf82fa1c8.jpg?v=1777151106","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jade-phoenix-syd-goldsmith-9780595375493","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}