Bibliograph

Type

Label

The Courtesan, a novel, Alexandra Curry

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The Courtesan

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

899738249

Responsibility statement

Alexandra Curry

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"The year is 1881. Seven-year-old Jinhua is left an orphan, alone and unprotected after her Mandarin father's summary execution for the crime of speaking the truth. For seven silver coins, she is sold to a brothel-keeper and subjected to the worst of human nature. Will the private ritual that is her father's legacy and the wise friendship of the crippled brothel maid be enough to sustain her? When an elegant but troubled scholar takes Jinhua as his concubine, she enters the close world of his jealous first wife. Yet it is Jinhua who accompanies him--as Emissary to the foreign devil nations of Prussia, Austro-Hungary, and Russia--on an exotic journey to Vienna"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Autumn begins -- Art of the bedchamber -- Facing Madam Hong -- Palais Kinsky -- Hall of midsummer dreams -- The courtesan's child

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