{"product_id":"9781250231482","title":"A Hundred Suns : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Hundred Suns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Karin Tanabe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed A Best Book of Spring 2020 by \u003ci\u003eReal Simple \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e· \u003ci\u003eParade \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e· \u003ci\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e· New York Post \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e· Entertainment Weekly \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e· \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetches \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e· CrimeReads \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e· BookBub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A transporting historical novel, and a smart thriller.\"\u003c\/b\u003e— \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A luscious setting combined with a sinister, sizzling plot.\" \u003ci\u003e-EW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA faraway land.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA family’s dynasty.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA trail of secrets that could shatter their glamorous lifestyle.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a humid afternoon in 1933, American Jessie Lesage steps off a boat from Paris and onto the shores of Vietnam. Accompanying her French husband Victor, an heir to the Michelin rubber fortune, she’s certain that their new life is full of promise, for while the rest of the world is sinking into economic depression, Indochine is gold for the Michelins. Jessie knows that the vast plantations near Saigon are the key to the family’s prosperity, and though they have recently been marred in scandal, she needs them to succeed for her husband’s sake—and to ensure that the life she left behind in America stays buried in the past. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJessie dives into the glamorous colonial world, where money is king and morals are brushed aside, and meets Marcelle de Fabry, a spellbinding expat with a wealthy Indochinese lover, the silk tycoon Khoi Nguyen. Descending on Jessie’s world like a hurricane, Marcelle proves to be an exuberant guide to colonial life. But hidden beneath her vivacious exterior is a fierce desire to put the colony back in the hands of its people––starting with the Michelin plantations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt doesn’t take long for the sun-drenched days and champagne-soaked nights to catch up with Jessie. With an increasingly fractured mind, her affection for Indochine falters. And as a fiery political struggle builds around her, Jessie begins to wonder what’s real in a friendship that she suspects may be nothing but a house of cards. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMotivated by love, driven by ambition, and seeking self-preservation at all costs, Jessie and Marcelle each toe the line between friend and foe, ethics and excess. Cast against the stylish backdrop of 1920s Paris and 1930s Indochine, in a time and place defined by contrasts and convictions, Karin Tanabe's \u003ci\u003eA Hundred Suns\u003c\/i\u003e is historical fiction at its lush, suspenseful best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Karin Tanabe: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Tanabe is a master of historical fiction.\"\u003c\/b\u003e ––NPR \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eRiveting\u003c\/b\u003e...Tanabe pulls the reader in from page one, painting a lush, vibrant paradise with a dark side, and taking us along on a\u003cb\u003e fast-paced, exquisitely layered, beautifully detailed ride \u003c\/b\u003eto the end.\" ––Kristin Harmel, international bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Room on Rue Amelie\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Winemaker's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Hundred Suns\u003c\/i\u003e has a cinematic quality.\u003c\/b\u003e..This view of French occupation in Indochina is\u003cb\u003e replete with love affairs, revenge and secrets\u003c\/b\u003e, not to mention a history lesson about the evils of colonialism.” -- \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A luscious setting combined with a sinister, sizzling plot.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e-- EW \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tanabe reveals secrets in \u003cb\u003eexquisitely paced steps\u003c\/b\u003e...\u003cb\u003eA smart, riveting psychological thriller\u003c\/b\u003e.\"-- \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An impeccably researched historical novel that\u003cb\u003e immerses readers completely in a beautiful and haunting place\u003c\/b\u003e\" --\u003ci\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Richly drawn\u003c\/b\u003e...Tanabe transports readers to \u003cb\u003ethe beauty and danger of 1930s Indochina\u003c\/b\u003e in this stirring, elegant romance...complete with multidimensional characters who gradually reveal their secrets. \u003cb\u003eFans of historical fiction will be enthralled.\u003c\/b\u003e\"– \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eStylish, with a dash of noir and heaps of the exotic and elegant setting\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Hundred Suns\u003c\/i\u003e flips the script of bored society ladies into something altogether \u003cb\u003emore devious and delicious\u003c\/b\u003e.\" – \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“This psychological thriller is \u003cb\u003eas twisty and darkly detailed as they come\u003c\/b\u003e...Tanabe’s attention to historical detail and expert pacing of revelation make this \u003cb\u003ea must-read.\u003c\/b\u003e” —\u003ci\u003e BookBub\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA lush and glamorous tale of intrigue and romance \u003c\/b\u003ein 1930's Indochine.\" \u003ci\u003e––CrimeReads \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Riveting\" \u003c\/b\u003e––\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e, historical fiction that includes some romance as well as a mystery\/thriller twist —\u003cb\u003e a trifecta\u003c\/b\u003e.\"-- \u003ci\u003eColumbus Magazine \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A haunting, evocative tale\u003c\/b\u003e that left me both richly satisfied and deeply unsettled – yet another Tanabe triumph. Captivating, suspenseful, and full of surprises.\" —Fiona Davis, national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Masterpiece\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA Hundred Suns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e manages the near impossible: it's both a gripping, relevant page turner, and a searing historical examination\u003c\/b\u003e--in this case, of the brutal atrocities of colonialism. You'll read, as I did, to find out who will win the game of cat and mouse, even as you come to understand that in Indochine in the 1930's--as it is anywhere that one group of people enslaves another--there was no 'winning.' \" - Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBittersweet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250231482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40769530495182,"sku":"9781250231482","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_eac0cf23-c61d-4b95-bbdc-44a89b009ef7.jpg?v=1642053078","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250231482","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}