The map of lost memories by kim fay6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It ultimately solves the mysteries of their own lives. What they bring to light deep within the humidity-soaked Cambodian jungle does more than change history. As Irene travels through Shanghais lawless back streets and Saigons opium-filled lanes, she joins forces with a Communist temple robber and an intriguing nightclub owner with a complicated past. ![]() Embracing the colorful and corrupt world of colonial Asia in the early 1900s, "The Map of Lost Memories" takes readers into a forgotten era where nothing is as it seems. But her quest to make the greatest archaeological discovery of the century soon becomes a quest for her familys secrets. ![]() Seeking to restore her reputation, she sets off from Seattle in search of a temple believed to house the lost history of Cambodias ancient Khmer civilization. has qualities any reader would wish for: adventure, romance, history and a vividly described exotic setting."-"The Washington Post" In 1925 the international treasure-hunting scene is a mans world, and no one understands this better than Irene Blum, who is passed over for a coveted museum curatorship because she is a woman. Edgar Award Finalist for Best First Novel by an American Author "Captivating. ![]()
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