In the Book and Sword, Louis Cha revives the legend about the great eighteenth-century Manchu Emperor Qianlong which claims that he was in fact not a Manchu but a Han Chinese as a result of a "baby swap." The novel is panoramic in scope and includes the fantastical elements for which Cha is well-known: secret societies, kungfu masters, a lost desert city guarded by wolf packs, and the mysterious Fragrant Princess.

The Book and the Sword (The ^AMartial Arts Novels of Louis Cha)

Literature & Fiction

Louis Cha

Graham Earnshaw

Rachel May

John Minford

World Literature

Oxford University Press

Set near the Maine coast, Rachel May s taut and probing new work of fiction, The Benedictines, conjures up the spirit of Sara Orne Jewett s atmospheric landscapes. With prose that will have you turning pages in anticipation, May follows Annie James, a passionate, young artist whose decision to take a job teaching for a Benedictine school brings her deep into her students lives and up against the limits of control...and, for Annie, the limits of passion. With generosity and insight, May traces the deep conflicts between the human heart and the rules that heart invents. Like the quiet beauty of Maine, The Benedictines is a book that will stay with you for a long, long time.

The Benedictines

Braddock Avenue Books

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