The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel
od Lindley, M. z vydavateľstva Bloomsbury 2009
The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel
od Lindley, M. z vydavateľstva Bloomsbury 2009
Autor: | Lindley, M. |
Vydavateľstvo: | Bloomsbury |
Rok vydania: | 2009 |
EAN: | 9780747596264 |
Počet strán: | 304 |
Typ tovaru: | Brožovaná väzba |
Viac o knihe The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel (Lindley, M.)
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.