L'empire des larmes, Tome 1 : La guerre de l'opium

Synopsis of L'empire des larmes, Tome 1 : La guerre de l'opium

«L'empire des larmes, Tome 1 : La guerre de l'opium» is the historical novel by José Frèches, published by Pocket in paperback (663 pages, in French).

Peking, 1847: the Chinese Empire is collapsing while the French and English flood it with opium and plunder its riches. A boy named Moonstone, hidden son of Emperor Daoguang, flees pursued by the powerful eunuch clan, on a journey through a fascinating China trying to resist the impact of the West.

First instalment of the «L'empire des larmes» saga; the original edition dates from 2006.

For readers of historical fiction and fiction set in the nineteenth century.