From internationally bestselling author Belinda Alexandra comes a sweeping, emotional journey that “depicts vividly the powerful lifelong bond between mothers and daughters” (Paullina Simons, author of<i>The Bronze Horseman</i>).<br><br>In a district of the city of Harbin, a haven for White Russian families since Russia’s Communist Revolution, Alina Kozlova must make a heartbreaking decision if her only child, Anya, is to survive the final days of World War II.<br><br><i>White Gardenia</i> sweeps across cultures and continents, from the glamorous nightclubs of Shanghai to the austerity of Cold War Soviet Russia in the 1960s, from a desolate island in the Pacific Ocean to a new life in post-war Australia. Both mother and daughter must make sacrifices, but is the price too high? Most importantly of all, will they ever find each other again?<br><br>Rich in historical detail and reminiscent of stories by Kate Morton and Lucinda Riley,<i>White Gardenia </i>is a compelling and beautifully written tale about yearning, longing, and the lengths a mother will go to protect her child.