Peony in Love - Softcover
Peony is the cherished only child of the first wife of a wealthy Chinese nobleman. Yet she is betrothed to a man she has never met and as her sixteenth birthday approaches, she has spoken to no man other than her father and never ventured outside the cloistered women's quarters of the Chen Family Villa. She is trapped like a good-luck cricket in a bamboo-and-lacquer cage and the romantic lyrics from the Chinese classic novel The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings. Though raised to be obedient, Peony has dreams of her own. Her father engages a small theatrical troupe to perform scenes from the epic opera of The Peony Pavilion - a live spectacle that few women have ever seen - in their garden amidst the scent of ginger, green tea and jasmine. Peony's mother is against the production: "Unmarried girls should not be seen in public." But Peony's father prevails. Women will watch the opera from behind a screen to hide them from view and through a crack, Peony catches sight of an elegant, handsome man with hair as black as a cave and is immediately bewitched by him. So begins Peony's journey of love, desire and sorrow as Lisa See's haunting new novel takes readers back to seventeenth-century China and into the heart and soul of an unforgettable heroine.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Product Description:
Peony In Love
Review:
`The story takes the reader on a bewitching journey between worlds' -- Financial Times
`Those who adored See's sublime Snow Flower and the Secret Fan will be delighted by this sensuous and imaginative bringing-to-life of Chinese history' -- Kate Saunders, The Times
`Those wishing to carry out a modern-day foot-binding could do worse than invest in this operatic Chinese romance, which exhaustively details the bone-splintering agonies ... fascinating ... the real delight lies in See's exhaustive research into the period'
-- Observer
`Those who adored See's sublime Snow Flower and the Secret Fan will be delighted by this sensuous and imaginative bringing-to-life of Chinese history' -- Kate Saunders, The Times
`Those wishing to carry out a modern-day foot-binding could do worse than invest in this operatic Chinese romance, which exhaustively details the bone-splintering agonies ... fascinating ... the real delight lies in See's exhaustive research into the period'
-- Observer
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherBloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0747582483
- ISBN 13 9780747582489
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Peony in Love
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0747582483
ISBN 13: 9780747582489
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9. Seller Inventory # G0747582483I3N00
Buy Used
US$ 5.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
Peony in Love
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0747582483
ISBN 13: 9780747582489
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9. Seller Inventory # G0747582483I3N00
Buy Used
US$ 5.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
Peony in Love
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0747582483
ISBN 13: 9780747582489
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9. Seller Inventory # G0747582483I3N00
Buy Used
US$ 5.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
Peony in Love
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0747582483
ISBN 13: 9780747582489
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9. Seller Inventory # G0747582483I5N00
Buy Used
US$ 5.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
Peony in Love
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0747582483
ISBN 13: 9780747582489
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9. Seller Inventory # G0747582483I5N00
Buy Used
US$ 5.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
Peony in Love
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0747582483
ISBN 13: 9780747582489
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9. Seller Inventory # G0747582483I3N00
Buy Used
US$ 5.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
Peony in Love
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0747582483
ISBN 13: 9780747582489
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR006110767
Buy Used
US$ 2.16
Convert currency
Stock Image
Peony in Love
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 01/10/2007
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0747582483
ISBN 13: 9780747582489
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 8
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Seller Inventory # 7719-9780747582489
Buy Used
US$ 4.10
Convert currency
Stock Image
Peony in Love
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, London
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0747582483
ISBN 13: 9780747582489
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Peony is the cherished only child of the first wife of a wealthy Chinese nobleman. Yet she is betrothed to a man she has never met and as her sixteenth birthday approaches, she has spoken to no man other than her father and never ventured outside the cloistered women's quarters of the Chen Family Villa. She is trapped like a good-luck cricket in a bamboo-and-lacquer cage and the romantic lyrics from the Chinese classic novel The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings. Though raised to be obedient, Peony has dreams of her own. Her father engages a small theatrical troupe to perform scenes from the epic opera of The Peony Pavilion - a live spectacle that few women have ever seen - in their garden amidst the scent of ginger, green tea and jasmine. Peony's mother is against the production: Unmarried girls should not be seen in public. But Peony's father prevails. Women will watch the opera from behind a screen to hide them from view and through a crack, Peony catches sight of an elegant, handsome man with hair as black as a cave and is immediately bewitched by him. So begins Peony's journey of love, desire and sorrow as Lisa See's haunting new novel takes readers back to seventeenth-century China and into the heart and soul of an unforgettable heroine. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR003827670
Buy Used
US$ 4.33
Convert currency
Stock Image
Peony in Love
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0747582483
ISBN 13: 9780747582489
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Seller Inventory # CHL1563920
Buy Used
US$ 2.51
Convert currency