Edward Rutherfurd with Bill Martin

Edward Rutherfurd, author of "Paris" and "New York", takes on an exhilarating new world with his trademark epic style in "China". Edward will be in conversation with William Martin, author of "The Lincoln Letter".

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ABOUT CHINA

Edward Rutherfurd has enthralled millions of readers with his grand, sweeping historical sagas that tell the history of a famous place over multiple generations. Now, in "China: The Novel", Rutherfurd takes readers into the rich and fascinating milieu of the Middle Kingdom.

The story begins in 1839, at the dawn of the First Opium War, and follows Chinese history through Mao’s Cultural Revolution and up to the present day. Rutherfurd chronicles the rising and falling fortunes of members of Chinese, British, and American families, as they negotiate the tides of history. Along the way, in his signature style, Rutherfurd provides a deeply researched portrait of Chinese history and society, its ancient traditions and great upheavals, and China’s emergence as a rising global power. As always, we are treated to romance and adventure, heroines and scoundrels, grinding struggle and incredible fortunes.

"China: The Novel" brings to life the rich terrain of this vast and constantly evolving country. From Shanghai to Nanking to the Great Wall, Rutherfurd chronicles the turbulent rise and fall of empires as the colonial West meets the opulent and complex East in a dramatic struggle between cultures and people.

Extraordinarily researched and majestically told, Edward Rutherfurd paints a thrilling portrait of one of the most singular and remarkable countries in the world.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

EDWARD RUTHERFURD is the internationally bestselling author of eight novels, including the New York Times bestsellers "Paris", "New York", "London", "The Princes of Ireland", and "The Rebels of Ireland".

ABOUT THE MODERATOR

WILLIAM MARTIN is the New York Times bestselling author of ten novels. He tells the American story, from the Pilgrims to 9/11, in novels including "Back Bay", "City of Dreams", "The Lost Constitution", and "The Lincoln Letter". He has also written an award-winning PBS documentary on the life of George Washington, and a cult-classic horror film, and was the 2005 recipient of the New England Book Award. Martin has three grown children and lives near Boston with his wife.

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