Jennifer Cody Epstein Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Set in the Salpetriere asylum, Josephine struggles with amnesia and is labeled as hysterical, a condition that captivates both the public and the renowned doctor Jean-Martin Charcot. As she becomes a star attraction through hypnosis, her bond with Laure, a compassionate ward attendant, deepens into a romantic connection. With Josephine's memories resurfacing, she grapples with the fear of a crime she believes she committed, prompting Laure to uncover the truth about Josephine while planning their escape from the asylum's confines.

Vztah mezi Avou Fisherovou a její matkou Ilse nikdy nebyl bezproblémový. Ve vzduchu viselo příliš mnoho otázek. Kdo je Avin otec? Co dělala Ilse za války? Proč svou jedinou dceru nechala v posledním válečném roce v německém sirotčinci? Nyní ale z Německa dorazily Ilsiny ostatky a s nimi i složka neodesla ných dopisů adresovaných neznámé ženě: Renate Bauerové, přítelkyni z dětství. Matčiny dopisy odhalují temnou minulost a Ava se noří do šokujícího příběhu ženy, kterou nikdy doopravdy neznala.

"The year is 1881. Seven-year-old Jinhua is left an orphan, alone and unprotected after her mandarin father's summary execution for the crime of speaking the truth. For seven silver coins, she is sold to a brothel-keeper and subjected to the worst of human nature. Will the private ritual that is her father's legacy and the wise friendship of the crippled brothel maid be enough to sustain her? When an elegant but troubled scholar takes Jinhua as his concubine, she enters the close world of his jealous first wife. Yet it is Jinhua who accompanies him--as Emissary to the foreign devil nations of Prussia, Austro-Hungary, and Russia--on an exotic journey to Vienna"--Amazon.com.

In 1913 an orphan girl boards a steamship bound for Wuhu in South East China. Left in the hands of her soft-hearted but opium-addicted uncle she is delivered to the hall of eternal splendour which, with its painted faces and troubling cries in the night, seems destined to break her spirit. And yet the girl survives and one day hope appears in the unlikely form of a customs inspector, a modest man resistant to the charms of the corrupt world that surrounds him but not to the innocent girl who stands before him.