Dragon Springs Road by Janie Chang is a magical novel set in a once prosperous estate in Shanghai at the beginning of the 20th century. A young Eurasian girl is abandoned by her mother and becomes a bond servant to the estate’s new owners. Disliked by both Chinese and Europeans for her mixed blood, her only true friend is a fox spirit who has resided in the courtyard for centuries.

Chang has written a novel full of myth and legend, murder and intrigue in the early days of the Chinese republic. Filled with magic and rooted in history, an utterly enchanting read.