Kim Fay
In 1925 the international treasure-hunting scene is a manâ€™s world, and no one understands this better than Irene Blum, who is passed over for a coveted museum curatorship because she is a woman. Seeking to restore her reputation, she sets off from Seattle in search of a temple believed to house the lost history of Cambodiaâ€™s ancient Khmer civilization. But she soon discovers that her quest to make the greatest archaeological discovery of the century is also a quest for the secrets of her family's own past. And as she travels through Shanghai's lawless back streets and Saigonâ€™s opium-filled lanes to reach the Cambodian jungle, she does not know who to trust. A drug-addled temple robber, Simone Merlin seems to take pleasure in complicating the expedition, while jaded nightclub owner Marc Rafferty reveals a troublesome childhood mysteriously entwined with Ireneâ€™s. Even her own mentor, a notorious collector of stolen art, becomes suspect when Irene uncovers his connection to her companions., , Set against a backdrop of colonialism, revolutionary politics and the ruthless art world of the early 1900s, ,The Map of Lost Memories, takes readers on a seductive journey into a forgotten era where nothing is as it seems. As Irene and her fellow adventurers travel into the humidity-soaked jungle, little do they know that what they eventually bring to light will do more than change history â€¦ It will ultimately solve the mysteries of their own lives.
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The Map of Lost Memories