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Lia Frank - an appraiser of fine Chinese porcelain - is sent from New York to Beijing to catalogue and appraise a rare collection of 20 pieces. At the private house she has been given to work in, however, she finds 800 pieces - many originating from the imperial porcelain collection. Are all these beautiful objects authentic

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When Alice Mannegan receives a phone call from an archaeologist seeking a translator, what begins as a trek into the deserts of northwest China in search of archaeological treasure turns into a journey of the heart. Alice must come to terms both with her racist father and with the slow, surprising love growing between her and scientist Lin Shiyang.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

When Maggie McElroy, a widowed American food writer, learns of a Chinese paternity claim against her late husband's estate, she has to go to Beijing. In China, Maggie unties the knots of her husband's past, finding out more than she expected about him and about herself. With Sam as her guide, she is also drawn deep into a world of food.