The Ming Garden Whisper
Timeless Art Tales
Reeks: Timeless Art Tales
Cassandra Gaisford
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- "Beautifully
- written
- and
- deeply
- moving,
- this
- novel
- bridges
- cultures
- and
- generations
- with
- the
- grace
- of
- a
- brushstroke.
- A
- triumph."A
- forgotten
- masterpiece.
- A
- hidden
- voice.
- A
- journey
- across
- timeWhen
- struggling
- art
- historian
- and
- wallpaper
- designer
- Lily
- Chang
- inherits
- a
- trunk
- from
- her
- late
- great-grandmother,
- she
- discovers
- fragments
- of
- an
- 18th-century
- Chinese
- wallpaper
- known
- as
- Ming
- Garden.
- Once
- a
- breathtaking
- centerpiece
- in
- publishing
- tycoon
- Condé
- Nast's
- Park
- Avenue
- ballroom,
- the
- wallpaper
- holds
- secrets
- hidden
- in
- its
- brushstrokes—stories
- of
- its
- journey
- from
- Qing
- Dynasty
- China
- to
- European
- estates
- and,
- eventually,
- her
- great-grandmother's
- attic
- in
- New
- York.As
- Lily
- embarks
- on
- a
- quest
- to
- restore
- the
- masterpiece,
- she
- uncovers
- more
- than
- just
- its
- historical
- significance.
- The
- wallpaper
- whispers
- tales
- of
- Lin
- Mei,
- the
- forgotten
- artisan
- who
- painted
- it,
- and
- of
- Margaret
- Chang,
- her
- great-grandmother
- who
- preserved
- it
- during
- her
- own
- struggles.
- Through
- the
- delicate
- layers
- of
- silk
- and
- pigment,
- Lily
- begins
- to
- find
- her
- place
- in
- the
- world,
- connected
- to
- the
- strength
- and
- creativity
- of
- the
- women
- who
- came
- before
- her.The
- Ming
- Garden
- Whisper
- is
- a
- sweeping
- story
- perfect
- for
- fans
- of
- Tracy
- Chevalier's
- Girl
- with
- a
- Pearl
- Earring,
- Susan
- Vreeland's
- The
- Passion
- of
- Artemisia,
- and
- books
- about
- art
- restoration,
- forgotten
- artists,
- and
- family secrets.
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