{"product_id":"peony-in-love-paperback","title":"Peony in Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa See\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor young Peony, betrothed to a suitor she has never met, these lyrics from The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings. In the garden of the Chen Family Villa, amid the scent of ginger, green tea, and jasmine, a small theatrical troupe is performing scenes from this epic opera, a live spectacle few females have ever seen. Like the heroine in the drama, Peony is the cloistered daughter of a wealthy family, trapped like a good-luck cricket in a bamboo-and-lacquer cage. Though raised to be obedient, Peony has dreams of her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeony's mother is against her daughter's attending the production: \"Unmarried girls should not be seen in public.\" But Peony's father assures his wife that proprieties will be maintained, and that the women will watch the opera from behind a screen. Yet through its cracks, Peony catches sight of an elegant, handsome man with hair as black as a cave-and is immediately overcome with emotion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins Peony's unforgettable journey of love and destiny, desire and sorrow-as Lisa See's haunting new novel, based on actual historical events, takes readers back to seventeenth-century China, after the Manchus seize power and the Ming dynasty is crushed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteeped in traditions and ritual, this story brings to life another time and place-even the intricate realm of the afterworld, with its protocols, pathways, and stages of existence, a vividly imagined place where one's soul is divided into three, ancestors offer guidance, misdeeds are punished, and hungry ghosts wander the earth. Immersed in the richness and magic of the Chinese vision of the afterlife, transcending even death, \u003ci\u003ePeony in Love\u003c\/i\u003e explores, beautifully, the many manifestations of love. Ultimately, Lisa See's new novel addresses universal themes: the bonds of friendship, the power of words, and the age-old desire of women to be heard.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa See is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSnow Flower and the Secret Fan, Flower Net \u003c\/i\u003e(an Edgar Award nominee), \u003ci\u003eThe Interior\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDragon Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the critically acclaimed memoir \u003ci\u003eOn Gold Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e. The Organization of Chinese American Women named her the 2001 National Woman of the Year. She lives in Los Angeles. Visit the author's website: www.LisaSee.com.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo schedule a speaking engagement, please contact American Program Bureau\u003c\/i\u003e at www.apbspeakers.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.01 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757746389280,"sku":"9780812975222","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/07347b6d8cdd3c01e6f5ab32b0527894.webp?v=1780110792","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/peony-in-love-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}