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Pearl of China a novel

In the small southern town of Chin-kiang, in the last days of the nineteenth century, young Willow and young Pearl S. Buck, the headstrong daughter of zealous Christian missionaries, bump heads and embark on a friendship that will sustain both of them through one of the most tumultuous periods in Ch...

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Main Author: Min, Anchee, 1957-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2010.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
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Buck, Pearl S. > (Pearl Sydenstricker), > 1892-1973 > Fiction.
Women novelists > Fiction.
Americans > China > Fiction.
Friendship in children > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
China > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Biographical fiction > China.
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Summary:In the small southern town of Chin-kiang, in the last days of the nineteenth century, young Willow and young Pearl S. Buck, the headstrong daughter of zealous Christian missionaries, bump heads and embark on a friendship that will sustain both of them through one of the most tumultuous periods in Chinese history.
Physical Description:278 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9781596916975
1596916974
Author Notes:Anchee Min was born in Shanghai in 1957. At seventeen she was sent to a labor collective, where after a number of years a talent scout recruited her for Madame Mao's Shanghai Film Studio. Her highly acclaimed memoir, "Red Azalea," was named a New York Times Notable Book and was an international bestseller, with rights sold in twenty countries. Min lives in California with her husband and daughter. She will be featured at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2015 program.

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