{"product_id":"the-fourth-princess-a-gothic-novel-of-old-shanghai-9780063308121","title":"The Fourth Princess: A Gothic Novel of Old Shanghai","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Porcelain Moon \u003c\/em\u003ecomes a haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China. Two young women living in a crumbling, once-grand Shanghai mansion face danger as secrets of their pasts come to light, even as the mansion's own secret threatens the present.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShanghai, 1911.\u003c\/em\u003e Lisan Liu is elated when she is hired as secretary to wealthy American Caroline Stanton, the new mistress of Lennox Manor on the outskirts of Shanghai's International Settlement. However, the Manor has a dark past due to a previous owner's suicide, and soon Lisan's childhood nightmares resurface with more intensity and meld with haunted visions of a woman in red. Adding to her unease is the young gardener, Yao, who both entices and disturbs her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly married Caroline looks forward to life in China with her husband, Thomas, away from the shadows of another earlier tragedy. But an unwelcome guest, Andrew Grey, attends her party and claims to know secrets she can't afford to have exposed. At the same party, the notorious princess Masako Kyo approaches Lisan with questions about the young woman's family that the orphaned Lisan can't answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Caroline struggles with Grey's extortion and Thomas's mysterious illness, Lisan's future is upended when she learns the truth about her past, and why her identity has been hidden all these years. All the while, strange incidents accelerate, driving Lisan to doubt her sanity as Lennox Manor seems unwilling to release her until she fulfills demands from beyond the grave. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janie Chang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063308121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChang, Janie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanie Chang\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of historical fiction. Born in Taiwan, Chang has lived in the Philippines, Iran, Thailand, New Zealand, and Canada. Her novels often draw from family history and ancestral stories. She has a degree in computer science and is a graduate of the Writer's Studio Program at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThree Souls\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDragon Springs\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRoad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Library of Legends\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e The Porcelain Moon\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand co-author of the \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller\u003cem\u003e The Phoenix Crown\u003c\/em\u003e, with Kate Quinn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Janie Chang \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659154768029,"sku":"9780063308121","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6db744f2-29ac-4ca6-a22d-95c966186d90.jpg?v=1771351701","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-fourth-princess-a-gothic-novel-of-old-shanghai-9780063308121","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}