The Concubines Daughter Comes Around

Author : Fei Nuo
Publisher : Funstory
ISBN 13 : 1648976433
Total Pages : 629 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concubine’s Daughter Comes Around written by Fei Nuo and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-04-26 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: after the unexpected awakening the weak bun had turned into a hard rock deception humiliation how could she a person from the 21st century be willing to resign herself to fate it was you who delivered yourselves to my doorstep see i won't peel off three layers of your skin punishing scum fighting evil and seeing how the humble girl dong ling would turn over and become the master

Author : Fei Nuo
Publisher : Funstory
ISBN 13 : 1648976794
Total Pages : 631 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concubine’s Daughter Comes Around written by Fei Nuo and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: after the unexpected awakening the weak bun had turned into a hard rock deception humiliation how could she a person from the 21st century be willing to resign herself to fate it was you who delivered yourselves to my doorstep see i won't peel off three layers of your skin punishing scum fighting evil and seeing how the humble girl dong ling would turn over and become the master

Author : Pai Kit Fai
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1429940603
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concubine's Daughter written by Pai Kit Fai and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic, heart-wrenching story of a mother and daughter's journey to their destiny. Lotus Feet. He would give his daughter the dainty feet of a courtesan. This would enhance her beauty and her price, making her future shine like a new coin. He smiled to himself, pouring fresh tea. And it would stop her from running away... When the young concubine of an old farmer in rural China gives birth to a daughter called Li-Xia, or "Beautiful One," the child seems destined to become a concubine herself. Li refuses to submit to her fate, outwitting her father's orders to bind her feet and escaping the silk farm with an English sea captain. Li takes her first steps toward fulfilling her mother's dreams of becoming a scholar—but her final triumph must be left to her daughter, Su Sing, "Little Star," in a journey that will take her from remote mountain refuges to the perils of Hong Kong on the eve of World War II.

Author : Carol Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178669980X
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concubine's Child written by Carol Jones and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evocative, multi-generational tale of a family haunted by the death of a young concubine. For fans of Dinah Jefferies and Amy Tan. In 1930s Malaya a sixteen-year-old girl, dreaming of marriage to her sweetheart, is sold as a concubine to a rich old man desperate for an heir. Trapped, and bullied by his spiteful wife, Yu Lan plans to escape with her baby son, despite knowing that they will pursue her to the ends of the earth. Four generations later, her great-grandson, Nick, will return to Malaysia, looking for the truth behind the facade of a house cursed by the unhappy past. Nothing can prepare him for what he will find. This exquisitely rich novel brings to life a vanished world – a world of abandoned ghost houses, inquisitive monkeys, smoky temples and a panoply of gods and demons. A world where a poor girl can be sold to fulfil a rich man's dream. But though he can buy her body, he can never capture her soul, nor quench her spirit. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: 'Compelling, atmospheric and emotional' 'Well-written, compelling... A tale of duty, treachery, misery and superstition' 'Wonderfully drawn characters, searing emotion, powerful intensity and nail-biting drama'.

Author : Pai Kit Fai
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0748116656
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Red Lotus written by Pai Kit Fai and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-03-22 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yip Mann, an elderly spice farmer, should have known better than to purchase a fifteen-year-old cherry-girl as his concubine, especially one beautiful enough to be seen as Ch'ien Gum - comparable to a thousand pieces of gold. But surely he deserves such a plaything to give him the last of his sons. To Yip Mann's dismay, the wilful concubine dies bearing him a worthless girl-child. After her death he must make use of the girl as best he can: by binding her feet in the forbidden practice of the Golden Lotus, he can sell her for a higher price. But the daughter he names Li-Xia - Beautiful One - has the fighting spirit of her rebellious mother, escaping the crippling bandages: she knows her feet will be her freedom. And when they lead her into the path of a mysterious 'foreign devil', Li-Xia takes the first steps on a new and perilous journey . . .

Author : Laura Joh Rowland
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1429908432
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concubine's Tattoo written by Laura Joh Rowland and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly crafted novel set in seventeenth-century Japan, Laura Joh Rowland's The Concubine's Tattoo unfolds with all the excitement of a superb murder mystery and a sweeping, sensuous portrait of an exotic land. Sano Ichiro, the Shogun's most honorable investigator, is summoned to the imperial palace to find the murderer of Harume, a young concubine poisoned while applying a lover's tattoo. Sano's new bride, Reiko, insists on helping him with the case. Reiko's samurai blood and warrior's skill alarm her new husband, who expected a docile wife. But Reiko is only the first of many surprises... As subtle as the finest lacquered screen, as powerful as the slash of a sword, The Concubine's Tattoo vividly brings to life a story of murder, jealousy, sexual intrigue, and political storms that keeps us under its spell until the final, shattering scene.

Author : Lian Shuang
Publisher : BEIJING BOOK CO. INC.
ISBN 13 : 799923947X
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reborn: Femme Fatale First Daughter 03 Anthology written by Lian Shuang and published by BEIJING BOOK CO. INC.. This book was released on 2022-12-22 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mo Xuetong has lost everything. Her mother, her child, even her servants, have been killed. Betrayed, disfigured, and alone, she dies trying to destroy the people who deceived her¡­ ¡­and wakes up as a child again. Given a second chance, she vows to make things different. This time she will not be a na?ve child. This time she is beautiful, cold, and willing to do whatever it takes to get revenge. But her plans are disrupted when she uncovers a thirty year old conspiracy that changes everything. Will she still be able to change her fate? And even if she does, will her new fate be any better, or will her hunger for revenge destroy her?

Author : Drew Gallagher
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1982288108
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Of Crowns, Thorns, and Concubines written by Drew Gallagher and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2024-02-22 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new terror stalks the realm... 495 BC. Loyal supporters of the Ur’gai Queen Illir’ya are targeted for death. The malevolent hand of the Gor’ba, a shadowy clique of organised criminals, reaches into the highest echelons of the Duchy, threatening the peace and security of the realm. In the City of Trakhtemirov, a recent arrival harbours a deadly secret, as a terrifying spectre stalks the Duchy in the guise of a ruthless child assassin. No-one is safe, not even the Queen herself. In the Royal City of Susa, an unforeseen tragedy unleashes a storm of vengeance, with devastating consequences for an entire network of enemy informants throughout Mesopotamia and Judea. As Persia gains the upper hand in Ionia, a mysterious merchant turns to a most unlikely ally. The stakes could not be higher. Treachery is everywhere; there are no rules of engagement...

Author : Haiwang Yuan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0897899962
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Magic Lotus Lantern and Other Tales from the Han Chinese written by Haiwang Yuan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-05-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing specifically on the stories of the Han Chinese (the largest ethnic group in China, numbering over a billion people), this collection presents more than 50 tales, both well known and obscure—from Monkeys Fishing the Moon and The Butterfly Lovers to Painted Skin and Dragon Princess. These are stories that will enchant listeners of all ages, while providing a glimpse into Chinese traditions and ways of thought. To further enhance cultural understanding, the tales are supplemented with historical and cultural background, notes on storytelling, crafts and games, recipes, proverbs, color photos, a map, a glossary, and more. In the past decades, the doors between China and the West have been flung open. Explosive economic growth and massive increases in travel and immigration have engendered curiosity and interest in this burgeoning nation. Yet modernization has a dark side too, threatening traditional Chinese culture, including stories and storytelling. This new gathering of stories from a variety of sources, captures the fading storytelling traditions of a vast and diverse country. Focusing specifically on the stories of the Han Chinese (the largest ethnic group in China, numbering over a billion people), the collection presents more than 50 tales, both well known and obscure—from Monkeys Fishing the Moon and The Butterfly Lovers to Dragon Princess and Painted Skin. These are stories that will enchant listeners of all ages, while providing a glimpse into Chinese traditions and ways of thought. Tales are organized into seven sections: Animal Tales; Tales of Magic, Love and Romance; Myths, Legends and Immortals; Moral Stories; How Things Came to Be; and Proverbial Tales. To further enhance cultural understanding, the stories are supplemented with historical and cultural background, notes on storytelling and other folk traditions, recipes, proverbs, color photos, a map, a glossary, and more. All grade levels.

Author : Amy Tan
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101502738
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Joy Luck Club written by Amy Tan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-09-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational.” —Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians Amy Tan’s beloved, New York Times bestselling tale of mothers and daughters, now the focus of a new documentary Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir on Netflix Four mothers, four daughters, four families whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who's "saying" the stories. In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Rather than sink into tragedy, they choose to gather to raise their spirits and money. "To despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable." Forty years later the stories and history continue. With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters. As each woman reveals her secrets, trying to unravel the truth about her life, the strings become more tangled, more entwined. Mothers boast or despair over daughters, and daughters roll their eyes even as they feel the inextricable tightening of their matriarchal ties. Tan is an astute storyteller, enticing readers to immerse themselves into these lives of complexity and mystery.