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Name: The Russian Concubine
Author: Kate Furnivall

📘 The Russian Concubine by Kate Furnivall

Set against the turbulence of 1928 China, The Russian Concubine follows 16‑year‑old Lydia Ivanova, a Russian ex‑elite living in exile. With her mother Valentina, Lydia must steal to support herself in a city besieged by thieves, Communists, and Chiang Kai‑shek’s troops. Her clandestine love for Chang An Lo, a young freedom fighter who carries tsarist jewels, forces them into perilous secrecy. The novel explores themes of survival, loyalty, and forbidden romance amid political unrest.

First publish date: 2007

Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction

Authors: Kate Furnivall

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