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Diana R. Chambers

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Los Angeles, The United States

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http://www.dianarchambers.com

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Historical Fiction, Romance, Mystery

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John LeCarre, Ann Patchett, Barbara Kingsolver

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Diana R. Chambers was born with a book in one hand and a passport in the other. After studying Asian Art History at university, she worked at a Paris translation agency, then it was off to India to open an exporting business. She is an experienced scriptwriter, and her research has led her around the world. Her novel, The Secret War of Julia Child, inspired by Julia's OSS service in WWII Asia, is due out from Sourcebooks Landmark October 22, 2024.

Diana lives in Northern California and Aix-en-Provence, France with her fellow-traveler husband and artist daughter. Marco Polo, their feral cat, comes and goes. She is still searching for the perfect suitcase. Join her at DianaRChambers.com. Instagram @dianarc1.
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China: In Search of the Past: Part 7: Shanghai, More of the Four Olds and the Very Very New + South Korea: Poetry in the Rain

The Bund is Shanghai's famed waterfront, once part of the city's International Settlement--territory the Western powers took from China after the mid-19C Opium Wars, waged by Britain in the name of free trade. In its heyday, the city was known as the Paris of the East, and, especially after the Russian Revolution, it was a refuge for many. Shanghai remains a shipping port and vibrant, sometime Read more of this blog post »

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	The Secret War of Julia Child 3.59 avg rating — 63 ratings — expected publication 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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