
4⭐️ Really liked how this dual-timeline novel was executed. A very chunky book, but definitely worth the read. #2025 #genremashup #historicalfiction #contemporaryfiction #literary #romance
Really interesting story of the 1930‘s flashy dress designer who fell in love with China and brought back the first live panda. It went to Brookfield Zoo in Chicago area. Author did a lot of research and it reads very well like Seabiscuit a few years ago.
“Power purifies. It magnifies and exposes the essential character, whether for good or bad, of its holder, as the leader‘s inner self is freed from the control of others and allowed to express itself triumphantly.”