A time of turmoil, when destinies were forged… In this searing historical novel by Toronto author S.P. Hozy, set amid the turmoil of early twentieth century Shanghai, three women, one Russian, one Chinese, and one French, determine the tragic fate of a young piano prodigy. Which of them is really responsible? A Cold Season In Shanghai is set against the backdrop of revolution in China, when decadent Shanghai was like no other place on earth. The narrator is Tatiana, a Russian woman brought up in a wealthy family. Looking back on her actions thirty years later from her new life in Toronto, she recalls the complex relationships between the three women and the effect they had on each others lives. She suspects she may have been the catalyst for a series of devastating events which caused havoc in the lives of her friends. Tormented by the aftermath of her decision, she chooses to live a life of careless abandon, turning her back on her family and, ultimately, her friends.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- C813/.6
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781894917797 9781459711457
- LCCN
- PR9199.4.H737
- LCCN Item number
- C64 2009eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (254 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00233062 (OCoLC)855906124 (CaOOCEL)446371
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Title Page 4
- Copyright Page 5
- Acknowledgements 6
- Prologue 8
- Chapter One: Shanghai, China 1906 11
- Chapter Two 20
- Chapter Three 28
- Chapter Four 38
- Chapter Five 42
- Chapter Six 54
- Chapter Seven 66
- Chapter Eight 72
- Chapter Nine 85
- Chapter Ten 95
- Chapter Eleven 103
- Chapter Twelve 109
- Chapter Thirteen 115
- Chapter Fourteen 120
- Chapter Fifteen 131
- Chapter Sixteen 141
- Chapter Seventeen 149
- Chapter Eighteen 154
- Chapter Nineteen 162
- Chapter Twenty 166
- Chapter Twenty-One 172
- Chapter Twenty-Two 182
- Chapter Twenty-Three 189
- Chapter Twenty-Four 195
- Chapter Twenty-Five 202
- Chapter Twenty-Six 211
- Chapter Twenty-Seven 218
- Chapter Twenty-Eight 224
- Chapter Twenty-Eight: Toronto, Canada 1957 233
- Chapter Twenty-Nine 241
- Chapter Thirty 247
- Chapter Thirty-One 255
- About the Author 263