{"product_id":"9781529440706","title":"When Sleeping Women Wake : a sweeping historical WW2 novel with female resistance at its heart","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Yin, Emma Pei\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSecond World War fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 18 June 2026 by Quercus Publishing in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 464 pages, N\/A\u003cbr\u003e128 x 197 x 31 | 322g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF 2026 AUSTRALIAN INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION'A heart-breaking, moving, and soaring novel' NGUY?N PHAN QU? MAI'Gorgeous and expansive' STYLISTHong Kong, 1941. Following the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, the wealthy Tang family flee to Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the First Wife of the family, Mingzhu leads a sheltered - if lonely - existence overseeing her daughter Qiang and managing the household alongside her devoted maid, Biyu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the Japanese army invade, the three women are scattered. Mingzhu is coerced into working for a Japanese captain. Qiang and Biyu escape the island, only to be forced into factory work then separated after an encounter with the East River Column Resistance fighters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe longer the brutal occupation lasts, the more determined the women are to resist. And as war rages around the world, each is holding onto the hope that the other is alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Lisa See, Nguy?n Phan Qu? Mai and Kristin Hannah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A lushly romantic and impassioned story of women's agency and resilience' JUHEA KIM'Compelling, beautiful, and deeply moving' WEINA DAI RANDEL'A breathtaking, important story of family, love and endurance' WIZ WHARTON\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56956868264260,"sku":"9781529440706","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9781529440706.jpg?v=1783698017","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9781529440706","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}