"Americans China." . . "Pékin (Chine)" . . "As an American appraiser of fine Chinese porcelain. Lia Frank holds fragile beauty in her hands, examines priceless treasure with a magnifying lens. But when Lia looks in the mirror, she sees the flaws in herself, a woman wary of love, cut off from the world around her." . . . . "Lisa Frank, jeune experte en porcelaine chinoise affectée de surdité, est appelée à estimer une mystérieuse collection d'art à Pékin. Elle évolue dans un monde de beauté et d'histoire de l'art, empreint d'exigences de perfection. Mais c'est au moment où elle renoncera à la certitude et à la maîtrise qu'elle trouvera le chemin de l'amour et du bonheur." . . "Wanneer een jonge, dove Amerikaanse in Beijing een collectie Chinees porselein moet taxeren, wordt ze geconfronteerd met zichzelf en haar levensvervulling." . "Belletristische Darstellung" . . . . . . . . . "Flying to Beijing to appraise some rare imperial porcelain, art historian Lia Frank must ensure that the collection is authentic as she finds herself being drawn into the perilous underworld of art forgeries and smuggling." . . . . . . . "Fragiele schoonheid" . . . "A Cup of light"@en . "Adventure fiction" . . "A cup of light"@it . "Une coupe de lumière : roman" . . "Cup of light"@en . . . . . "Romantic suspense fiction"@en . "Romantic suspense fiction" . . . . . . . . . . . "A cup of light" . . "A cup of light"@en . "Histoires d'amour" . "Die Pagode : Roman" . . . . . "La fragile bellezza del passato" . "La fragile bellezza del passato"@it . "A cup of light : love, deception, and the price of beauty" . "Electronic books"@en . . "Electronic books" . . "As an American appraiser of fine Chinese porcelain, Lia Frank holds fragile beauty in her hands, examines priceless treasure with a magnifying lens. But when Lia looks in the mirror, she sees the flaws in herself, a woman wary of love, cut off from the world around her. Still, when she is sent to Beijing to authenticate a collection of rare pieces, Lia will find herself changing in surprising ways?coming alive in the shadow of an astounding mystery. As Lia evaluates each fragile pot, she must answer questions that will reverberate through dozens of lives: Where did these works of art come from? Are they truly authentic? Or are they impossibly beautiful forgeries--part of the perilous underworld of Chinese art? As Lia examines her treasure, a breathtaking mystery unravels around her. And with political intrigue intruding on her world of provenance and beauty, Lia is drawn into another, more personal drama--a love affair that could alter the course of her life." . . . . . "As an appraiser of fine Chinese porcelain, Lia Frank holds fragile beauty in her hands, examines priceless treasure with a magnifying lens. But when Lia looks in the mirror, she sees the flaws in herself, a woman wary of love, cut off from the world around her. Still, when she is sent to Beijing to authenticate a collection of rare pieces, Lia will find herself changing in surprising ways... coming alive in the shadow of an astounding mystery... drawn into an unfolding saga of artists and thieves, intrigue and longing." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Fiction"@en . . "Fiction" . . . . "As an American appraiser of fine Chinese porcelain. Lia Frank holds fragile beauty in her hands, examines priceless treasure with a magnifying lens. But when Lia looks in the mirror, she sees the flaws in herself, a woman wary of love, cut off from the world around her."@en . . "Americans." . . "Bantam Books." . . "Art Forgeries." . . "Porcelain, Chinese Fiction." . . "Porcelain, Chinese Fiction" . . . "Art Forgeries Fiction." . . "Porcelaine Collectionneurs et collections Romans, nouvelles, etc." . . "Women art historians." . . "FICTION / General" . . "Art Faux Romans, nouvelles, etc." . . "Love stories." . . "Historiennes d'art Romans, nouvelles, etc." . . "Porcelain, Chinese." . . "Américains Chine Romans, nouvelles, etc." . . "Fiction." . . "Women art historians Fiction." . . "Beijing (China)" . . "Beijing (China)." . "China" . . "China." . "Americans China Fiction." . .