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The Winter Station
The Winter Station | Jody Shields
13 posts | 10 read | 6 to read
An aristocratic Russian doctor races to contain a deadly plague in an outpost city in Manchuria - before it spreads to the rest of the world. 1910: people are mysteriously dying at an alarming rate in the Russian-ruled city of Kharbin, a major railway outpost in Northern China. Strangely, some of the dead bodies vanish before they can be identified. During a dangerously cold winter in a city gripped by fear, the Baron, a wealthy Russian aristocrat and the city's medical commissioner, is determined to stop this mysterious plague. Battling local customs, an occupying army, and a brutal epidemic with no name, the Baron is torn between duty and compassion, between Western medical science and respect for Chinese tradition. His allies include a French doctor, a black marketeer, and a charismatic Chinese dwarf. His greatest refuge is the intimacy he shares with his young Chinese wife - but she has secrets of her own. Based on a true story that has been lost to history, set during the last days of imperial Russia, THE WINTER STATION is a richly textured and brilliant novel about mortality, fear and love.
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perfectsinner
The Winter Station | Jody Shields
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This book was disappointing and yet eerily familiar in that it focuses on a plague in the 1910s infecting Chinese & Russians alike. Unfortunately I found no real resolution, I felt the story ended abruptly and we never find an answer as to what caused the virus or the fates of the main characters.

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Lauram
The Winter Station | Jody Shields
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Pickpick

I struggled with the rating for this book. It got a👍 from the group at my book club meeting last night, but I thought the build up was too slow and the ending was completely unsatisfying. However, I really liked the history, elements of scientific inquiry, the clash between Eastern and Western culture, and a sympathetic main character.

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Lauram
The Winter Station | Jody Shields
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George and I both hope the Baron can figure out why people are dying and who is taking the bodies. Read with a friend #SummerChallenge #CatsofLitsy #BlackCatsofLitsy @TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage Haha so cute 6y
Redy2trvl So cute! I have a George too! 😻 6y
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Lauram
The Winter Station | Jody Shields
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I‘m reading 4 books right now. 😬 The tagged selection is for Wednesday‘s book club meeting. Read with a lemonade #SummerChallenge

BeansPage Nice one! 6y
Nerdgirl_Ms_Sorrells yummy looking 🍋 lemonade! 6y
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tcheer4life
The Winter Station | Jody Shields

Audio Bookpage March 2018

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JSW
The Winter Station | Jody Shields
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Pickpick

So I enjoyed this quiet book, overall. The pacing is decidedly slow and methodical. The characters are interesting, and clearly drawn yet still allowed to be mysterious. It‘s a study of human nature, power, culture and bigotry, and an account of how we react out of fear. It may not be everyone‘s cup of tea though.

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East_Of_Imagination
The Winter Station | Jody Shields
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Just realized that the majority of books I have read so far in 2018 are by female authors #thefutureisfemale

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Happiestwhenreading
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Pickpick

I didn‘t expect to like this book as much as I did. I found it super relatable to the Ebola outbreak of 2014. It‘s a plot-driven novel that can feel slow at times; however, it pays off. I loved the characters and there was a slight A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW vibe to the novel.

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SassenachTheBookWizard
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Bailedbailed

Oy vey...

Remember when you had to write a 25 page paper and you write everything you needed to by page 15 so you just start adding in random information and sentences in order to meet the length requirement? That's this book. Bailed at page 30

keggergoldy Life's too short. 6y
MelissaS Thanks for the warning! I think I‘ve looked at that book! 6y
Cblong4 I‘m kinda off ARCs for that reason!😳 6y
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SassenachTheBookWizard
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I'm always down to try a book set in Russia!

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stuartjrodriguez
The Winter Station | Jody Shields
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Panpan

Dang. I really wanted to like this book, but I got 2/3 of the way through and realized that I still didn‘t care about anything that was happening or anyone it was happening to. This book had all the pieces to be a riveting novel, but goodness—and I hate to say it—it bored the heck out of me.

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stuartjrodriguez
The Winter Station | Jody Shields
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Now that I'm finished with The City of Brass, it's on to 1910 Russia! Looking forward to diving into this medical mystery novel!