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Title details for The Eye of Jade by Diane Wei Liang - Available

The Eye of Jade

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by Diane Wei Liang
Cindy Cheung
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Modern, independent Mei Wang runs her own PI business in Beijing; she even has that most modern of commodities, a male secretary. When a family friend asks her to locate a Han dynasty jade of great value that was taken from its museum during the years of the Cultural Revolution when Red Guards seized many relics, her investigation reveals a story that has more to do with the past and her own family history than she ever expected. To solve the case, Mei must delve into that dark, brutal part of China's history, Mao's labor camps, and the countless deaths for which no one was ever held responsible. It exposes the agonizing choices made during the Revolution, to kill or be killed, to love or to live.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Mei Wang Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 5, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780792753681
      • File size: 196276 KB
      • Duration: 06:48:54

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Far more than a mystery featuring Beijing's first private investigator, this is a rich story about crosscurrents of culture: between modern and ancient China, government and private enterprise, city slickers and up-from-the-country wannabes, and foreign- educated yuppies and survivors of the Cultural Revolution. Cindy Cheung's narration is flawless. She pronounces both Chinese and English like a native speaker. Listening to this audiobook brings one right to the heart of the new and complex China, and to the heart of Mei Wang, a reflective and slightly disconnected private eye. Cheung's pitch-perfect voice evokes a moody sense of place, from Beijing's back alleyways to its label-conscious shopping district, offering a window on a world of secrets and heartbreak. B.M. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 26, 2007
      Chinese exile Liang, who fled her country after participating in the Tiananmen Square protests, makes an impressive debut with this understated mystery set in the late 1990s, the first in a prospective series. After resigning from the ministry of public security, Mei Wang launches a private investigative agency, a technically illegal business in China, much to her family’s dismay. After an old family friend, “Uncle” Chen Jitian, hires Mei to track down a jade seal from the Han dynasty, previously believed to be destroyed, Mei and her assistant, Gupin, follow slim leads to a shady dealer who might have connections to the same museum collection supposedly incinerated by the Red Guard. Readers familiar with Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs will find many parallels between that independent and unconventional PI and Mei. Mei’s challenging family life nicely complements the puzzle of the missing jade and the shifting Chinese political climate.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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