The Phoenix Crown, Kate Quinn
The Phoenix Crown, Kate Quinn
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The Phoenix Crown
A Novel

Author: Kate Quinn, Janie Chang

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld, Katharine Chin

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 02/13/2024

Synopsis

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles.San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage. Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate whose extraordinary collection of Chinese antiques includes the fabled Phoenix Crown, a legendary relic of Beijing’s fallen Summer Palace.His patronage offers Gemma and Suling the chance of a lifetime, but their lives are thrown into turmoil when a devastating earthquake rips San Francisco apart and Thornton disappears, leaving behind a mystery reaching further than anyone could have imagined . . . until the Phoenix Crown reappears five years later at a sumptuous Paris costume ball, drawing Gemma and Suling together in one last desperate quest for justice.

About Kate Quinn

The native southern Californian, Kate Quinn is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. After earning Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Classical Voice, she wrote four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga, and two other books staged in the Italian Renaissance. After her success with those first six books, she began writing in the 20th century with "The Alice Network" and "The Huntress".

Quinn claims to have always loved history and has said this about why........Too often we grow up thinking history is boring, dull, nothing but flat lists of dates and places. In my books I hope to show the life, the laughter, and the humanity that runs through our common past.

She lives in Maryland with her husband and two dogs.......and has never lost her love of opera, but has added action movies, cooking and the Boston Red Sox.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nina (ninjasbooks) on March 31, 2024

I was quite excited when I saw that Quinn had another book I hadn’t read before. This time she wrote a novel with another author, and I think that worked well. I felt like two perspective must have been helpful for creating a story based on true events. I knew nothing about the earthquake, so that b......more

Goodreads review by Karren on December 18, 2023

Prior to the devastating earthquake on the 18th of April 1906, San Francisco was a jewel of the West Coast of America, a busy city full of self-made millionaires and three days later it was left a smoking ruin. One of the biggest natural disasters in United States history, over thirty thousand build......more

Goodreads review by Christy on February 08, 2024

'Nothing in the world is made convenient for women'. Gemma is an opera singer with big dreams; dreams big enough to draw her to the newly rich and fast-growing city of San Francisco. Her friend Nellie has already ingratiated herself into the bohemian crowd entertaining the wealthy. Alice is a botanis......more

Goodreads review by Mai on March 16, 2025

$7.49 paperback at Book Outlet ⭐ Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round - Readers' Favorite Historical Fiction Too many cooks in the kitchen. I've read a couple of books by Kate, which I found fine. Janie is new to me. I may have to try something else of hers. Any recs? As always when there are multiple......more

Goodreads review by Andrea | andrea.c.lowry.reads on February 17, 2024

I can’t believe I am about to say this, because I LOVE Kate Quinn and always have. She is one of those authors that grabs onto my emotions, and brings a little known story in history to life. But, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘅 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 basically bored the living daylights out of me. Somehow the story just did not flow a......more

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