The Concubine's Daughter by Pai Kit Fai

The Concubine's Daughter by Pai Kit Fai

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.

Pai Kit Fai: - Pai Kit Fai has lived and travelled extensively in the Far East, in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India and the Philippines, studying Oriental methods of fitness and healing. His literary work includes five novels and five nonfiction books published in Australia and the UK, and his U.S. debut novel, The Concubine's Daughter.

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ISBN 13	9780312355210
ISBN 10	0312355211
Title	The Concubine's Daughter
Author	Pai Kit Fai
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	St Martin's Press
Year published	2009-09-29
Number of pages	496
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.