«Un'autrice dalla sensibilità straordinaria, capace di descrivere con dolorosa precisione tutta la sofferenza inferta dalla guerra, soprattutto alle donne. »Chinese Literature Today«Zhang Ling racconta cinquant'anni di Storia cinese attraverso gli occhi di una protagonista unica, dando vita a un romanzo coinvolgente e commovente. »Shenzhen and Hong Kong Book Review«Una premessa originale, uno stile trasci...

Dr. Amy Winslow tells the story: in foggy, nighttime San Francisco a jogging SFPD captain is savagely attacked by a Bengal tiger which then vanishes. In her ER, Amy labors unsuccessfully to save the captain’s life, then consoles his aggrieved closest friend, Lt. Luis Ortega. Neither suspects their lives will intertwine in a life-or-death mystery.The next day, checking on former patient Mrs. Hudson at her Victorian house isolated in Marin County’s forest, Amy discovers in the cellar...

“Johnson takes a big gamble by telling such a complex tale invoking every genre imaginable while juggling distinct and deep characterizations. The bet pays off, resulting in a story that will be popular with book clubs and fun to discuss.” —Associated PressNew York City, New Year’s weekend, 2001. Jillian Guthrie, a troubled young journalist, stumbles onto a tantalizing mystery: the same man, unaged, stands alongside Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, and Gandhi ...