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Showcases wars bitter ironiesas well as its romantic serendipities. Jennifer cody epstein is the author of the international bestseller the painter from shanghai, and the gods of heavenly punishment, and winner of the 2014 asian pacific association of librarians honor award for outstanding fiction. Epstein resides in new york city with her husband and daughters. A lush, exquisitely rendered meditation on war, the gods of heavenly punishment tells the story of several families, american and japanese, their loves and. Jennifer cody epstein is the author of wunderland with crown publishing. Buy wunderland by jennifer cody epstein online at alibris. Japanese village was the nickname for a range of houses constructed in 1943 by the u. The painter from shanghai audiobook by jennifer cody. The novel the gods of heavenly punishment by jennifer cody epstein contains a fictionalized account of the building. She has written for the more about jennifer cody epstein.
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