{"product_id":"books-silk-road-by-jeanne-larsen","title":"Silk Road","description":"\u003ci\u003eSILK ROAD\u003c\/i\u003e takes you into the golden age of China's multi-cultural Tang dynasty. Aided by ghosts, goddesses, dragons, and her own determination, the heroine becomes a courtesan, a musician, a runaway, a wandering swordswoman, a poet, and more.\u003cp\u003e Larsen has used a dazzling diversity of prose styles to adroitly demonstrate how history is transmuted through the centuries into something not quite true, yet not entirely false.an illuminating and absorbing story.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A joyful blend of scholarship and fancy and an appreciation of the simple, strong, lyrical line of Chinese verse. But this is mainly magical fun.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53670745440529,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780805009583.jpg?v=1781512518","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-silk-road-by-jeanne-larsen","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}