Along the River by Adeline Yen Mah

Along the River

A Chinese Cinderella Novel

Adeline Yen Mah

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · April 10, 2012

Bestselling Chinese American author Adeline Yen Mah weaves her authentic accounts of life in China into an absorbing novel about a Chinese girl and her vision of a previous life.

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Who it’s for
A Chinese girl’s vivid dreams open an emotional journey into Song-dynasty life.
Themes
Art and beauty, Romantic love, Social rules and class
Genres
Historical YA - Asia, Historical YA Fantasy, Historical YA Romance

About this book

Bestselling Chinese American author Adeline Yen Mah weaves her authentic accounts of life in China into an absorbing novel about a Chinese girl and her vision of a previous life. After a fall, CC is whisked away to a hospital. As she drifts in and out of consciousness, she is haunted by vivid dreams that seem strange—yet somehow familiar. Thus begins CC’s emotional journey back to a privileged life lived eight hundred years ago during the Song dynasty.

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CC is the daughter of a wealthy and influential man, but she finds herself drawn to a poor orphan boy with a startling ability to capture the beauty of the natural world. As the relationship between these two young people deepens, the transforming power of art and romantic love comes into conflict with the immovable rules of Chinese society. This stunning fantasy adventure novel, inspired by China’s most famous painting, Along the River at the Qing Ming Festival, tells the story of a friendship both tender and bold. CC’s remarkable journey reminds readers that though time moves on, art and love endure.

Art Across Time

A Chinese girl’s vivid dreams open an emotional journey into Song-dynasty life.

Come here for

  • A tender bond across social divides
  • Art and romantic love in historical China

Expect

  • An absorbing blend of fantasy and history
  • A friendship tested by society’s rules

Where it sits

Historical YA Romance61%
Historical YA Fantasy50%
Historical YA - Asia48%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Historical YA Fantasy
  • Historical YA - Asia
  • Asia for Teens
Authors
Adeline Yen Mah
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
April 10, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Art and beauty · Romantic love · Social rules and class
Reading lane
Historical YA Fantasy