Between Confidantes

By Chen Danyan and Danyan Chen

Between Confidantes contains two novellas. Between Confidantes is a beautifully wrought and intriguing novel set amidst Shanghai's leafy plane trees and softly lit streets, recounting the story of a friendship torn apart by love and ambition. In Memory of the Departed , Chen Danyan takes the reader on an extraordinary journey through the complexities wrought by history on a mother, her daughter and their circle of friends in Shanghai during the tumultuous years between 1944 and 1978. The writer's depiction of the desperate search for meaning and happiness in a period of unpredictable change and conflict beyond the grasp of its victims, bring to life a devastating time in China's history as well as the difficulties and challenges of growing up and finding truth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602202370
• ISBN13: 9781602202375
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Shanghai Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.1" x 6.7"