{"product_id":"9781742755557","title":"Mr Chen's Emporium","description":"Author: O'Brien, Deborah\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742755557\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Apr 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for book clubs, \u003ci\u003eMr Chen's Emporium\u003c\/i\u003e is an enchanting historical love story, as East meets West in a sleepy NSW gold rush town.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for book clubs, \u003ci\u003eMr Chen's Emporium\u003c\/i\u003e is an enchanting historical love story, as East meets West in a sleepy NSW gold rush town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1872, seventeen-year-old Amy Duncan arrives in the Gold Rush town of Millbrooke, having spent the coach journey daydreaming about glittering pavilions and gilded steeples. What she finds is a dusty main street lined with ramshackle buildings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat is until she walks through the doors of Mr Chen's Emporium, a veritable Aladdin's cave, and her life changes forever. Though banned from the store by her dour clergyman father, Amy is entranced by its handsome owner, Charles Chen . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn present-day Millbrooke, recently widowed artist Angie Wallace has rented the Old Manse where Amy once lived. When her landlord produces an antique trunk containing Amy's intriguingly diverse keepsakes - both Oriental and European - Angie resolves to learn more about this mysterious girl from the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd it's not long before the lives of two very different women, born a century apart, become connected in the most poignant and timeless ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeborah O'Brien's fiction debut is a mesmerising story of forbidden love and following one's heart . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A real charmer and a fine debut.' - Deborah Rodriguez, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Little Coffee Shop of Kabul\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67445882781854,"sku":"UBD-9781742755557","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742755557.jpg?v=1790749410","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742755557","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}