
Along the River
A Chinese Cinderella Novel
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
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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 Romance | 61% |
|---|---|
| Historical YA Fantasy | 50% |
| Historical YA - Asia | 48% |
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