Peony: A Novel of China by Pearl S. Buck

Peony: A Novel of China

Pearl S. Buck

339 pages first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional slow-paced

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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. ...

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