The Concubine's Secret
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The Concubine's Secret, as known as The Girl from Junchow in USA, is a 2009 novel by Kate Furnivall; it is the sequel to The Russian Concubine
. It followed by journey of Lydia Ivanova and Chang An Lo, whose separation lives when she searched for her father along with her half-brother and Chang is a high-ranking officer.
after her mother's death by spies and discovered family secrets of her father Jens. Lydia Ivanova went along with her half-brother Alexai Serov and their protector Liev Popov to find Lydia's and Alexai's father, who was prisoner of camp; while in the train she met Antonina, who was wife of Dmitri Malofeyev was ruthless officer who happened head of camp which her father while in China her lover Chang An Lo is high-ranking officer in Mao Zedong
's era after released the prison but he never forgot Lydia. Things turn worse when Alexai went missing and Lydia finds herself for trouble now up to Chang An Lo to save her.
The Russian Concubine
The Russian Concubine is a 2007 novel by Kate Furnivall. Ths book is loosely based on the story of Furnivall's mother Lily, who was a Russian refugee...
. It followed by journey of Lydia Ivanova and Chang An Lo, whose separation lives when she searched for her father along with her half-brother and Chang is a high-ranking officer.
Plot
Set after events of The Russian ConcubineThe Russian Concubine
The Russian Concubine is a 2007 novel by Kate Furnivall. Ths book is loosely based on the story of Furnivall's mother Lily, who was a Russian refugee...
after her mother's death by spies and discovered family secrets of her father Jens. Lydia Ivanova went along with her half-brother Alexai Serov and their protector Liev Popov to find Lydia's and Alexai's father, who was prisoner of camp; while in the train she met Antonina, who was wife of Dmitri Malofeyev was ruthless officer who happened head of camp which her father while in China her lover Chang An Lo is high-ranking officer in Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
's era after released the prison but he never forgot Lydia. Things turn worse when Alexai went missing and Lydia finds herself for trouble now up to Chang An Lo to save her.
Characters
- Lydia Ivanova : 17-year-old red-headed girl who was born to a Danish father and Russian mother who was exiled from Russia at age of 5 after her father Jens was captured by Russians and taken away, causing her mother and she met Chang An Lo who saved her and they become lovers after Lydia learn she and Alexai had same father Jens, she went to Russia after her mother's death she met enemies include
- Chang An Lo : Lydia's boyfriend who was kung fu master, criminal now as high-ranking officer who still loves Lydia after first part. Chang decided quit to find her. Finally he and Lydia reunited at ball while Dmitri own
- Alexei Serov : Lydia's half-brother, son of Jens Friss and Natalie Serova who found out Lydia is his half-sister and father was Jens and blames his mother with troubled past. he moved to China with his mother at 12 and married Frenchman
- Liev Popkov : Lydia's Ukrainian protector who was a friend of Valentina and dating Elena. When Liev tries to save Jens he is almost shot to death.
- Antonina Malofeyev : Dmitri's wife who was troubled woman who fell in love with Alexei and killed her husband for saving Lydia
- Dmitri Malofeyev: A ruthless officer of Prison Camp where Lydia's father was held. He abused his wife Antonia. When he met Lydia his lust for her led him to try to rape her twice before he was killed by his own wife.
- Elena Gorshikova: an ex-prostitute who become Liev's lover and single mother to her son Dommanick, age 16, and Liev's girlfriend
- Leonid Ventov : Russian businessman who worked with Dmitri
- Edik : a young pickpocket who becomes Lydia's ally; he lost his parents four years ago
- Maksim Voshchinsky : leader of the group who become friends with Lydia and Alexei join the gang. Maksim had two sons with his late wife
- Mikhail Vushnev : a man who lured Alexei Serov and beat him
- Li Ta-cao: An-lo's superior
- Luo Wen-cai: An-lo's superior who idolized him
- Chou En-lei : An-lo's superior
- Hu Tai-wai: Biao's father who was shoemaker of An Lo
- Hu Yi-lang: Baio's mother
- Hu Siqi : Biao's younger sister who had illness who had feelings for An Lo
- Hu Biao: Chang An-lo's friend and assistant
- Tang Kuan: Chang An-lo's friend who become his officer and met Lydia
- Konstantin Duretin : a man who saved Alexei's life
- Niko : Alexei's driver
- Olga: Jens' friend who was prisoner of war who missed her children
- Anoosuka : Jens' friend
- Igor: Alexei's friend
- Babaitsky: a ruthless prison camp who was friend of Dmitri and shot Liev near to death