Pearl of China by Anchee Min
From the bestselling author of Red Azalea and Empress Orchid comes the poignant story of a friendship of a lifetime
'A powerful paean to love and friendship' * Daily Mail *
'Full of sudden folkloric reversals, hair's breadth escapes and magical last-minute reprieves.. Min's book goes further transforming the real Buck into a Chinese heroine, brave, beautiful, faithful and true.' * Hilary Spurling, Sunday Times *
'Superbly touching and full of brilliant details' * Reader's Digest *
'Full of sudden folkloric reversals, hair's breadth escapes and magical last-minute reprieves.. Min's book goes further transforming the real Buck into a Chinese heroine, brave, beautiful, faithful and true.' * Hilary Spurling, Sunday Times *
'Superbly touching and full of brilliant details' * Reader's Digest *
Anchee Min was born in Shanghai in 1957. At seventeen she was sent to a labour collective, where a talent scout for Madame Mao's Shanghai Film Studio recruited her to work as a movie actress. She moved to the United States in 1984.
Her memoir, Red Azalea, was an international bestseller with rights sold in twenty countries. Her novels, Becoming Madame Mao, Katherine, Wild Ginger and Empress Orchid were published to wonderful reviews and impressive foreign sales.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781408809792 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408809796 |
| Title | Pearl of China |
| Author | Anchee Min |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2011-05-12 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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