[Used Book] The Red Chamber - Pauline Chen [Condition: B]

Author: Pauline Chen

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Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited

Publication year: 2012

ISBN: 9781844087969

Upload date：260314

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On the death of her mother, Lin Daiyu, a beautiful young girl, is taken far away to the capital to live with her mothers aristocratic relatives in the inner courtyards of Rongguo Mansion. eeducated and resourceful, Daiyu has grown up in relative freedom down south. Now she finds herself in the strictly regulated society of 18th century Beijing where women are bought and traded like cattle. This is a highly competitive female society of first wives, concubines and servants all jockeying for power. Dazzled by the easy charm and rebellious intelligence of her cousin, Baoyu, whose miraculous birth with a piece of jade in his mouth means that he holds the fortune of the family in his hands, Daiyu falls dangerously in love. And as she tries to tread a delicate path between following her heart and doing what is asked of her, she discovers that no ones loyalty is immune to the pressures of society. Beautifully written, THE RED CHAMBER brings you into a world where wealth and duty, love and passion, continually collide.