From the bestselling author of Red Azalea and Empress Orchid comes the powerful story of the friendship of a lifetime, based on the life of Pearl S. Buck.
In the small southern town of Chin-kiang, in the last days of the nineteenth century, two young girls bump heads and become thick as thieves. Willow is the only child of a destitute family, Pearl the headstrong daughter of zealous Christian missionaries. She will ultimately become the internationally renowned author Pearl S. Buck, but for now she is just a girl embarrassed by her blonde hair and enchanted by her new Chinese friend. The two embark on a friendship that will sustain both of them through one of the most tumultuous periods in Chinese history.
Moving out into the world together, the two enter the intellectual fray of the times, share love interests and survive early marriages gone bad. Their shared upbringing inspires Pearl's novels, which celebrate the life of the Chinese peasant and will eventually earn her both a Pulitzer and a Nobel Prize. But when a civil war erupts between the Nationalists and Communists, Pearl is forced to flee the country just ahead of angry mobs. Willow, despite close ties to Mao's inner circle, is punished for loyalty to her 'cultural imperialist" friend. And yet, through love and loss, heartbreak and joy, exile and imprisonment, the two women remain intimately entwined.
In this ambitious new novel, Anchee Min brings to life a courageous and passionate woman who is now hailed in China as a modern heroine. Like nothing before it, Pearl of China tells the story of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers, from the perspective of the people she loved and of the land she called home.
Genre: Historical
In the small southern town of Chin-kiang, in the last days of the nineteenth century, two young girls bump heads and become thick as thieves. Willow is the only child of a destitute family, Pearl the headstrong daughter of zealous Christian missionaries. She will ultimately become the internationally renowned author Pearl S. Buck, but for now she is just a girl embarrassed by her blonde hair and enchanted by her new Chinese friend. The two embark on a friendship that will sustain both of them through one of the most tumultuous periods in Chinese history.
Moving out into the world together, the two enter the intellectual fray of the times, share love interests and survive early marriages gone bad. Their shared upbringing inspires Pearl's novels, which celebrate the life of the Chinese peasant and will eventually earn her both a Pulitzer and a Nobel Prize. But when a civil war erupts between the Nationalists and Communists, Pearl is forced to flee the country just ahead of angry mobs. Willow, despite close ties to Mao's inner circle, is punished for loyalty to her 'cultural imperialist" friend. And yet, through love and loss, heartbreak and joy, exile and imprisonment, the two women remain intimately entwined.
In this ambitious new novel, Anchee Min brings to life a courageous and passionate woman who is now hailed in China as a modern heroine. Like nothing before it, Pearl of China tells the story of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers, from the perspective of the people she loved and of the land she called home.
Genre: Historical
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Hardback Editions
December 2010 : Hardback
| Title: Pearl Of China (Large Print Book) Author(s): Anchee Min ISBN: 1-4084-8746-2 / 978-1-4084-8746-4 (UK edition) Publisher: AUDIOGO Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2010 : Hardback
| Title: Pearl of China: A Novel Author(s): Anchee Min ISBN: 1-59691-697-4 / 9781596916975 (USA edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Pearl Of China (Large Print Book) Author(s): Anchee Min ISBN: 1-4084-8747-0 / 978-1-4084-8747-1 (UK edition) Publisher: AUDIOGO Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Pearl of China Author(s): Anchee Min ISBN: 1-4088-0979-6 / 978-1-4088-0979-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Pearl of China Author(s): Anchee Min ISBN: 1-4088-1050-6 / 978-1-4088-1050-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Pearl of China: A Novel Author(s): Anchee Min ISBN: 1-60819-312-8 / 9781608193127 (USA edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Pearl of China Author(s): Anchee Min ISBN: 1-4088-0182-5 / 978-1-4088-0182-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
July 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: Pearl of China Author(s): Anchee Min ISBN: 1-4074-0611-6 / 978-1-4074-0611-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
August 2010 : Unknown
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May 2010 : Kindle edition
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April 2010 : Kindle edition
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2010 : Unknown
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