China, 1854. Robert Hart is on the run. Fleeing Ireland to escape a promiscuity scandal, the syphilitic nineteen-year-old arrives in the Middle Kingdom at the height of the Qing Dynasty. And though he buys a woman to share his bed, the libidinous Westerner has no idea she will help him shape the course of a nation.

With the insight into the culture and language his beautiful concubine provides, Hart helps the emperor put down the bloody Taiping Rebellion. And as he fights against scheming Brits and Americans during the Opium Wars, the courageous preacher’s son rises to an unprecedented level of trust within the Chinese royal family.

Widely regarded as the Godfather of Modernization, this is the dramatized tale of Robert Hart’s profound influence on one of history’s greatest empires… and the woman who helped make it possible. With rich detail and deft prose, author Lloyd Lofthouse paints a captivating picture of a man thrust onto the world stage as a result of his passions.

My Splendid Concubine is a breathtaking work of historical fiction based on the unbelievably true story of one political innovator. If you like nineteenth-century statecraft, well-researched narratives, and celebrating little-known pioneers, then you’ll adore Lloyd Lofthouse’s award-winning read.

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Lloyd Lofthouse is the author of the award winning novels My Splendid Concubine and Running with the Enemy. His short story, A Night at the Well of Purity was named a finalist in the 2007 Chicago Literary Awards.

His wife is Anchee Min, the author of Red Azalea (1992), a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her novel the Empress Orchid (2004) was a finalist for the British Book Awards and her memoir, The Cooked Seed, was chosen by Amazon editors as one of the best books of 2013.

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