Forbidden City

Forbidden CityBy: Vanessa Hua NATIONAL BESTSELLER A teenage girl living in 1960s China becomes Mao Zedongs protge and loverand a heroine of the Cultural Revolutionin this masterful (The Washington Post) novel. A new classic about Chinas Cultural Revolution . . . Think Succession, but add death and mayhem to the palace intrigue. . . . Ambitious and impressive.San Francisco Chronicle ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, PopSugar Longlisted for the

will he finally be

Mothers boast or despair over daughters

had been put on a train to a Nazi death camp with his son André

Despite all attempts to avoid reading and extra work

Trek across the world to visit castles perched on perilous clifftops and exotic islands

香港大學醫學院畢業，港大公共行政學碩士。自1981年開始從事老年醫學，先服務於瑪嘉烈醫院，後轉至基督教聯合醫院。現在是香港養和醫院長者醫健主任。梁醫生於1977年開始撰寫有關老人健康的文章，亦是多個長者健康節目的廣播主持人。近年參與「初老」博客及《明報》「人生下半場」的專欄寫作。他的興趣包括有：工作、行醫、義工、廣播、閱讀、寫作、旅遊、觀鳥、攝影、陶藝、品茶、睡覺及追夢。著有暢銷書《好好準備變老──老人科醫生給Young old活得自在的實用提醒》。

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Nuna was in situation where she didn't know how to say no and it left her feeling strange and confused

she’s not sure she’s ready to commit to another human being--especially after her long-term boyfriend drops the bomb: He’s not a dog person

Thrust into dangerous conflict with the Dauphin’s sister—the imperious

it's time to teach them how to read with you

erudite and stimulating work of fiction that shares the deep-rooted concerns of all of Wiebe’ s work: how to make history live in our imagination