The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel
(Sprache: Englisch)
Der Roman basiert auf der wahren Lebensgeschichte von Yoshiko Kawashima, einer erstaunlichen Frau, die ihren Weg zwischen Tradition, sexueller Freiheit und politischen Interessen im China in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts beschritt. Ein...
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Der Roman basiert auf der wahren Lebensgeschichte von Yoshiko Kawashima, einer erstaunlichen Frau, die ihren Weg zwischen Tradition, sexueller Freiheit und politischen Interessen im China in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts beschritt. Ein außergewöhnliches Beispiel für weibliche Emanzipation und Selbstbestimmtheit.
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Peking, 1914. Eight-year-old Eastern Jewel peers from behind a screen as her father, Prince Su makes love to a servant girl. Caught spying by her thirteenth sister, Eastern Jewel's sexual curiosity sees her banished to live with distant relatives in Tokyo, then forced into a passionless marriage in freezing Mongolia. Increasingly isolated, at night she is plagued by disturbing fantasies and unsettling dreams. But she refuses to be pinned down by anyone - least of all a man - and in the dazzling city of Shanghai she puts her thrill-seeking nature to work spying for the Japanese, spurning everything she once held dear... Based on the real-life story of Yoshiko Kawashima, Chinese princess turned ruthless Japanese spy, The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel is an intoxicating tale of sexual manipulation and self-discovery that spans three countries and a world war.
Autoren-Porträt von Maureen Lindley
Lindley, MaureenMaureen Lindley was born in Berkshire and grew up in Scotland. She was trained as a psychotherapist and also worked as a photographer, antique dealer and a dress designer before writing her first book, The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel. Maureen lives in the Wye valley on the Welsh borders with her husband.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Maureen Lindley
- 2009, 304 Seiten, Maße: 12,9 x 2,4 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
- ISBN-10: 0747596263
- ISBN-13: 9780747596264
Sprache:
Englisch
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'Essential ... The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel proves fact is stranger than fiction. It's a thrilling read'
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