Book 4 and the final climatic end in the acclaimed City Rising ‘Shanghai Tetralogy’. Two prophecies are put forward; one proceeds, the other is fulfilled, and a city at the Bend in the River grows. A sprawling historical epic spanning 200 years, City Rising tells the story of two destitute Baghdadi Jews who become opium lords, their battles against the powerful British opium companies, and the boys’ eventual love of the City at the Bend in the River - Shanghai.
“A massive, fascinating, and powerful [series] that spans genres, maybe confounds them. [Rotenberg] possesses a prodigious memory for atmosphere and place.”
– Jurgen Gothe
“Immersive, engrossing, and transporting.”
– Dan Kalla, bestselling author of ‘Night Over Shanghai’
“Rotenberg’s take on the street life, bureaucracy, and sheer mass of Shanghai cleverly captures a wonderful, baffling city.”
– Toronto Star
“An epic [series] spanning thousands of years with larger-than-life characters and page-turning qualities.”
– MacLeans
This book was made with the generous support of the Manitoba Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.
The second book in ‘The Shanghai Tetralogy’ City Rising, The Bend in the River:
The first book in a historical epic ‘The Shanghai Tetralogy’.
