Everything Under the Sky A Novel
Everything Under the Sky A Novel by Matilde Asensi is a reprint edition published by Harper Collins on August 11, 2009. This 400-page novel follows Elvira De Poulain, a prim Spanish painter living in Paris, who travels to Shanghai after the unexpected death of her husband. As she navigates the complexities of his debts and scandals in an unfamiliar city, she uncovers a treasure that leads her on an adventure filled with danger and mystery.
Readers will find Elvira teaming up with an Irish journalist, a local antiquarian, and a brilliant orphaned servant boy as they embark on a quest to uncover the remains of China’s First Emperor and the riches buried with him. The narrative unfolds in a vibrant setting, rich with exotic sights and sounds, while Elvira and her companions face threats from those willing to kill for the ancient wealth they seek. This novel presents a blend of fiction and adventure, immersing readers in a tale of intrigue and exploration.
Official synopsis Publisher
From the bestselling author of The Last Cato comes an addictively entertaining adventure in a land of danger and mystery.
A prim, straitlaced Spanish painter living in Paris, Elvira De Poulain is shocked to hear of her profligate husband’s death and travels to Shanghai to claim his body and put his affairs in order. Overwhelmed by his still-outstanding debts and scandals—adrift in an exotic city teeming with unfamiliar sights, sounds, and smells—she discovers a treasure among her late husband’s detritus: a beautifully crafted box holding clues to the location of the remains of China’s First Emperor…and the unimaginable riches buried alongside him.
Joining forces with a colorful Irish journalist, a wily local antiquarian, and a brilliant orphaned servant boy, Elvira is immediately swept up into the adventure of a lifetime. But she and her motley partners are not alone in their quest—and those who pursue them have murdered before, and would murder again, to possess the wealth of an ancient dynasty.
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