Peony

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Watermark

Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9781453263532

<DIV><B>A young Chinese woman falls in love with a Jewish man in nineteenth-century China in this evocative novel by the Nobel Prize&ndash;winning author of <I>The Good Earth</I>.</B><BR /><BR /> In 1850s China, a young girl, Peony, is sold to work as a bondmaid for a rich Jewish family in Kaifeng. Jews have lived for centuries in this region of the country, but by the mid-nineteenth century, assimilation has begun taking its toll on their small enclave. When Peony and the family&rsquo;s son, David, grow up and fall in love with one another, they face strong opposition from every side. Tradition forbids the marriage, and the family already has a rabbi&rsquo;s daughter in mind for David.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>Long celebrated for its subtle and even-handed treatment of colliding traditions,<I> Peony</I> is an engaging coming-of-age story about love, identity, and the tragedy and beauty found at the intersection of two disparate cultures. <I>&#160;</I></DIV><DIV><I>&#160;</I></DIV><DIV>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author&rsquo;s estate.</DIV>