Author

Publication

2005 - Hougton Mifflin, Boston, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

86,500 words, Guess

Page Count

346 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780618562039
  • Open LibraryOL24949445M

Classifications

  • LCCPS3563.I4614 E47 2004
  • LCCPS3563.I461E47 2004
  • LCCPS3563.I4614 E47 2005

Description

From the master of the historical novel, Empress Orchid sweeps readers into the splendid heart of the Forbidden City to tell the fascinating story of a young Chinese concubine who becomes China's last empress. Min introduces the beautiful Tzu Hsi, known as Orchid, and weaves an epic of a country girl who seizes power through seduction, murder, and endless intrigue. When China is threatened by enemies, she alone seems capable of holding her country together. A novel of high drama and lyricism and lavish historical detail, Empress Orchid provides an extraordinary look inside the Forbidden City in its last days of imperial glory and breathes life into one of the most important women in history.

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