Synopsis
Young Peony is sold into a rich Chinese household as a bondmaid — an awkward role in which she is more than a servant, but less than a daughter. As she grows into a lovely, provocative young woman, Peony falls in love with the family's only son. However, tradition forbids them to wed. How she resolves her love for him and her devotion to her adoptive family unfolds in this profound tale, based on true events in China over a century ago."The conflicts inherent in the Chinese and Jewish temperament are delicately and intricately traced with profound wisdom and delicate understanding in this tale... This is an enchanting story, the theme of which is tolerance. Highly recommended." — Library Journal
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About the Author
Pearl S. Buck was born in West Virginia and taken to China before the turn of the century. She began writing while in China and publishing her first novel shortly after returning to this country. Ms. Buck won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932 for The Good Earth and the Noble Prize in Literature in 1938.
Review
"Peony has the vividness of scene and episode and character and the colorful detail that Pearl Buck's readers have come to expect of her novels in China..." --New York Herald Tribune.
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