Weina Dai Randel

A Novel of Empress Wu

1 - The Moon in the Palace (Mar-2016)
2 - The Empress of Bright Moon (Apr-2016)

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  The Moon in the Palace
  

  • Mar-2016
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  A Novel of Empress Wu - 1
  

  There is no easy path for a woman aspiring to power A concubine at the palace learns quickly that there are many ways to capture the Emperor's attention. Many paint their faces white and style their hair attractively, hoping to lure in the One Abo...

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  The Empress of Bright Moon
  

  • Apr-2016
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  A Novel of Empress Wu - 2
  

  The time for taking hold of her destiny is now At the moment of the Emperor's death, everything changes in the palace. Mei, his former concubine, is free, and Pheasant, the heir and Mei's lover, is proclaimed as the new Emperor, heralding a new er...

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  The Last Rose of Shanghai
  

  • Dec-2021
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  In Japanese-occupied Shanghai, two people from different cultures are drawn together by fate and the freedom of music…1940. Aiyi Shao is a young heiress and the owner of a formerly popular and glamorous Shanghai nightclub. Ernest Reismann is a ...

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  Night Angels
  

  • Feb-2023
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  From the author of The Last Rose of Shanghai comes a profoundly moving novel about a diplomatic couple who risked their lives to help Viennese Jews escape the Nazis, inspired by the true story of Dr. Ho Fengshan, Righteous Among the Nations.1938. Dr....

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  The Master Jeweler
  

  • May-2025
  • / Historical
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  From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Night Angels comes the epic story of a brilliant young woman’s dangerous rise to fame in the perilous world of jewelry in 1920s Shanghai—and the power of love and friendship.Harbin, China...

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Award-Winning Books by Weina Dai Randel

The Moon in the Palace
2017 Rita Award -- Novel with Strong Romantic Elements