China by Edward Rutherfurd

784 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical challenging slow-paced
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China in the nineteenth century: a proud and ancient empire forbidden to foreigners. The West desires Chinese tea above all other things but lacks the silver to buy it. Instead, western adventurers resort to smuggling opium in exchange.The Qing Em...

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