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A Hundred Suns

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

A Hundred Suns

Contributors:

By (Author) Karin Tanabe

ISBN:

9781250231475

Publisher:

St Martin's Press

Imprint:

St Martin's Press

Publication Date:

7th April 2020

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

813.6

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

400

Dimensions:

Width 165mm, Height 243mm, Spine 37mm

Weight:

602g

Description

On a humid afternoon in 1933, American Jessie Lesage steps off a boat from Paris and onto the shores of Vietnam. Accompanying her French husband, an heir to the Michelin rubber fortune, she's certain that their new life is full of promise. Jessie knows that their vast plantations near Saigon are the key to the family's prosperity, and while they have been marred in scandal, she needs them to succeed for her husband's sake-and to ensure that her trail of secrets stays hidden in the past. Jessie dives into the glamorous colonial world and meets Marcelle de Fabry, a spellbinding French woman who proves to be an exuberant guide to ex-pat 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. It 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. Motivated 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 1930s Indochine, A Hundred Suns is historical fiction at its lush, suspenseful best.

Reviews

Praise for Karin Tanabe:

"Tanabe is a master of historical fiction." --NPR

"Riveting...Tanabe pulls the reader in from page one, painting a lush, vibrant paradise with a dark side, and taking us along on a fast-paced, exquisitely layered, beautifully detailed ride to the end." --Kristin Harmel, international bestselling author of The Room on Rue Amelie and The Winemaker's Wife

"A Hundred Suns has a cinematic quality...This view of French occupation in Indochina is replete with love affairs, revenge and secrets, not to mention a history lesson about the evils of colonialism." -- Washington Post

"A luscious setting combined with a sinister, sizzling plot." -- EW

"Tanabe reveals secrets in exquisitely paced steps...A smart, riveting psychological thriller."-- Kirkus

"An impeccably researched historical novel that immerses readers completely in a beautiful and haunting place" --PopSugar

"Richly drawn...Tanabe transports readers to the beauty and danger of 1930s Indochina in this stirring, elegant romance...complete with multidimensional characters who gradually reveal their secrets. Fans of historical fiction will be enthralled."- Publishers Weekly

"Stylish, with a dash of noir and heaps of the exotic and elegant setting, A Hundred Suns flips the script of bored society ladies into something altogether more devious and delicious." - Booklist

"This psychological thriller is as twisty and darkly detailed as they come...Tanabe's attention to historical detail and expert pacing of revelation make this a must-read." -- BookBub

"A lush and glamorous tale of intrigue and romance in 1930's Indochine." --CrimeReads

"Riveting" --Historical Novel Society

"This is beautifully written, historical fiction that includes some romance as well as a mystery/thriller twist -- a trifecta."-- Columbus Magazine

"A haunting, evocative tale 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 The Masterpiece

"A Hundred Suns manages the near impossible: it's both a gripping, relevant page turner, and a searing historical examination--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 Bittersweet and June

Author Bio

KARIN TANABE is the author of four novels, including The Gilded Years (soon to be a major motion picture starring Zendaya, who will produce alongside Reese Witherspoon/Hello Sunshine for Sony/Tristar). A former Politico reporter, her writing has also appeared in The Washington Post, Miami Herald, Chicago Tribune, and Newsday. She has made frequent appearances as a celebrity and politics expert on Entertaining Tonight, CNN, and The CBS Early Show.

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