Peony in Love
Author(s): Lisa See
Peony has neither seen nor spoken to any man other than her father, a wealthy Chinese nobleman. Nor has she ever ventured outside the cloistered women's quarters of the family villa. As her sixteenth birthday approaches, she finds herself betrothed to a man she does not know, but Peony has dreams of her own. Her father engages a theatrical troupe to perform scenes from "The Peony Pavilion", a Chinese epic opera, in their garden amidst the scent of ginger, green tea and jasmine. 'Unmarried girls should not be seen in public,' says Peony's mother, but her father allows the women to watch from behind a screen. Here, Peony catches sight of an elegant, handsome man and is immediately bewitched. So begins her unforgettable journey of love, desire, sorrow and redemption.
Product Information
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan has sold over 40,000 copies in trade paperback and 60,000 copies in paperback in the UKFor fans of Memoirs of a Geisha, Wild Swans and Empress OrchidStunning GBP30,000 consumer advertising campaign based around shopping malls, high streets and supermarkets nationwide
'If you liked Memoirs of a Geisha, you'll love this. One to get lost in' Eve 'An absorbing tale of love in seventeenth-century China' Woman and Home 'See is gifted with a lucid, graceful style' New York Times 'This is a brave, brilliant book' Guardian
Lisa See is the author of the best-selling Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Flower Net, The Interior and Dragon Bones, as well as the critically acclaimed memoir On Gold Mountain. The Organization of Chinese American Women named her the 2001 National Woman of the Year. She lives in Los Angeles.
General Fields
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- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : 01 July 2008
- : 198mm X 129mm X 25mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 June 2008
- : books
Special Fields
- : Lisa See
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 813.54
- : 416
- : Illustrations
