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FREE THE GIRL FROM JUNCHOW PDF Kate Furnivall | 500 pages | 02 Jun 2009 | Penguin Putnam Inc | 9780425227640 | English | New York, NY, United States The Girl from Junchow by Kate Furnivall: | : Books Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. China, For years Lydia Ivanova believed her father was killed by the Bolsheviks. But when she learns he is imprisoned in Stalin-controlled Russia, the fiery girl The Girl from Junchow willing to leave everything behind--even her Chinese lover, Chang An Lo. Lydia begins a dangerous search, journeying to Moscow with her half-brother Alexei. But when Alexei abruptly disappears, Lydia is le China, But when Alexei abruptly disappears, Lydia is left alone and penniless in Soviet Russia. All seems lost, but Chang An Lo has not forgotten Lydia. He knows things about her father that she does not. And while he races to protect her, she is prepared to risk treacherous consequences to discover The Girl from Junchow truth. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published July 2nd by Berkley Trade first published January 1st More Details Original Title. The Russian Concubine 2. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Girl from Junchowplease sign up. Is anybody willing to sell this book to me? Does anyone have a free copy of "The girl from Junchow"? I want to read it. See 2 questions about The Girl from Junchow…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Apr 11, Aviva rated it really liked it. This is the sequel to The Russian Concubine and even if I didn't like Kate Furnivall I would have picked it up just to see how the story ended. Lydia Ivanova ends up going back to Russia to track down her father who is still alive and in a labor camp. Her half brother Alexei travels with her and she gets a protector in the guise of the big grizzly bear of a man from the first The Girl from Junchow. It's a bit of a harrowing journey for Lydia for two reasons, 1 it's a pretty harrowing journey for anybody who's This is the sequel to The Russian Concubine and even if I didn't like Kate Furnivall I would have picked it up just to see how the story ended. It's a bit of a harrowing journey for The Girl from Junchow for two reasons, 1 it's a pretty harrowing journey for anybody who's not used to Communist Russia to have to travel through Communist Russia and not get sent to a labor camp or shot, and 2 because she doesn't know if her lover from the first novel, Chang An Lo, is okay. Chang stuck around China to help with the People's Revolution so he's pretty unavailable for comment for the first third of the book. He resurfaces and his and Lydia's relationship is just as yummy as I remember, though some might say his ability to sweep in and save teh day every single time Lydia needs him might be just a titch contrived. Lydia is able to track down her father and she sortof plays at seducing a higher up in The Girl from Junchow Communist Party who almost screws her over doesn't it suck when you can't totally coast on your good looks? Although, it worked within the novel's universe and the way it resolved The Girl from Junchow made sense. At the end of the The Girl from Junchow Lydia doesn't get a complete happy ending. She finds out things she probably didn't want to know, she betrays and gets betrayed, her relationship with Chang is tested and Chang's own belief system is challenged a time or two. Kate Furnivall doesn't disappoint, but there were a few places where the reader's going to have to suspend disbelief a little. View 1 comment. Aug 09, NatalyaVqs rated it really liked it. As most sequels are, not as good as the first book, but only because the introduction to the author already happened, her level of The Girl from Junchow in writing is expected. As far as sequels go, its one of the better ones, I would have rated it 3. I enjoy the way Furnivall writes, weaving the magic, blending the cultures, all in natural ways that don't seem forced. She makes the mos As most sequels are, not as good as the first book, but only because the introduction to the author already happened, her level of excellence in writing is expected. She makes the most outlandish events come to life The Girl from Junchow. The beginning and ending were really good, the main part dragged on a bit. She has truly unique characters, so it The Girl from Junchow a pleasure to follow The Girl from Junchow some more. I loved the part where Alexei says "I have to report this incompetence immediately! The Girl from Junchow 07, Valerie rated it it was amazing Shelves: favoriteshistorical- fictionromance. So please make sure to check your copy BEFORE you The Girl from Junchow it, or else you would end up disappointed and angry like me because you can't continue reading till the bookstore gets in a new shipment at the end of the week Jun 06, Esther Bradley-detally rated it it was amazing. Loved it; having lived in Russia and read about China extensively - I now have read all her Russian books and am on to others; loved them. View all 8 comments. I give up, I couldn't even finish this book. I like historical fiction and all but this one was not my cup of tea. No character development, nothing driving the plot Mar 18, Kaye rated it it was amazing. Once again Furnivall managed to captivate me with her story of Lydia Ivanova. Lydia has not seen her father The Girl from Junchow she was five years old but what memories she has of him are loving ones. To think that he is still in a labor camp in Siberia is heartbreaking to her. Being a stubborn willed seventeen year o Once again Furnivall managed to captivate me with her story of Lydia Ivanova. Being a stubborn willed seventeen year old, Lydia The Girl from Junchow acts before The Girl from Junchow thinks. Fortunately for her she has the intrepid Popkov, a great bear of a man, to watch out for her. It's a good thing too as he manages to get Lydia out of some very dangerously sticky situations. Although The Girl from Junchow secretly thinks their father could not possibly have survived the brutal labor The Girl from Junchow, he travels with Lydia in the off chance Jens is still alive and that they could possibly rescue him. Alexei manages to get into his own sticky situation, namely getting involved in the Russian mafia through no wish of his own. Chang manages to get a committee sent to Russia to view the new factories being built by the reigning Stalinist regime. Chang is a member of the committee and against all odds, he hooks up with Lydia no matter what the danger and tries to help her rescue her father. At one point in the story while searching for Jens, Chang An Lo and Lydia have been separated under extremely horrifying circumstances. Chang agonizes over not being able to find her again. Furnivall shows us his emotion in the following gorgeous and passionate writing. He'd find her. Or die. There was no middle path. He called her name without ceasing,but the flames swallowed his words. The smoke suffocated life. He could feel it dying The Girl from Junchow his own lungs, and his fear for Lydia tore his heart into pieces. He called out. He roared her name into the fire and the flames roared back at him, their laughter in every crackle and explosion that they spat in his face. He could see nothing beyond the inferno towering around him whichever The Girl from Junchow he turned, and quite suddenly he realized he was looking with the wrong sense. Eyes could lie and confuse and panic. So he closed them. He stood totally still and exhaled the poisons from his lungs. The Girl from Junchow by Kate Furnivall Looking for a movie the entire family can enjoy? Check out our picks for family friendly movies movies that transcend all ages. For even more, visit our Family Entertainment Guide. See the full list. Title: A Girl from Mogadishu Based on the testimony of Ifrah Ahmed, who - having made the extraordinary journey to escape war-torn Somalia - emerged as one of the world's foremost international activists against Gender Based Violence and Female Genital Mutilation. Written by Production. 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