In "The Porcelain Moon," Janie Chang explores a lesser-known aspect of World War I in Europe: the tens of thousands of Chinese workers brought to Europe as laborers while European citizens were fighting the war. Pauline Deng runs away from her uncle's home in Paris to escape an arranged marriage in Shanghai, and she seeks the help of her cousin, Theo, a translator working among Chinese laborers, in France. In need of a place to stay, she winds up staying with Camille, a French woman planning to escape from an abusive marriage and end a doomed affair. Soon, however, Pauline uncovers Camille's deepest secret, and both women's lives are sent down a dangerous path.
Release date: Feb. 21
