Excerpt from Pearl of China by Anchee Min, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

Name: Pearl of China
Rating: 4.4 (66 reviews)
Author: Anchee Min
ISBN: 9781596916975

Pearl of China

A Novel

by Anchee Min

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First Published:
Mar 30, 2010, 288 pages

Paperback:
Mar 2011, 304 pages

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- Literary Fiction
- Asia
- China
- 19th Century
- 20th Century (multiple decades)
- Generational Sagas
- Coming of Age
- Immigrants & Expats
- Asian Authors
- Female Friendships
- Strong Women
- War Related
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I looked. The wide Yangtze flowed freely and leaped aside into small canals and streams that fed the southern land.

"Beyond the valleys are hidden old temples that have stood for hundreds of years." Papa's voice rose again. "We live in the best place under the sun!"

I shook my head and told him that the demon in my stomach had eaten away my good sense.

Papa shook his head. "What did I teach you?" I rolled back my eyes and recited, "Virtue will sustain and prevail."

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