Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2008. First edition. 1st Kensington printing.. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Closed tear. lower spine. Classy book design, but shows wear. Clean pages.. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 421 p. Reading Group Guide at back. Trade paperback designed with flyleaf fold-ins. Audience: General/trade. Subtitle: "Behind its doors, a world of sensuality and intrigue awaits." Opens in California, where a young woman and her fiance arrive to record her great-grandmother's story, which itself begins in China. Precious Orchid's life changed when her father was accused and found guyilty, executed, leaving his family to a life of dishonor. HIs wife sends her daughter to relatives in Shanghai, and she herself enters a Buddhist nunnery. The girl finds her surroundings pleasant in Shanghai, and she is schooled in the arts, literature, and in pleasuring men. Her dream, however is to be reunited with her mother, toavenge her father, and to find true love.

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Bookseller: Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: Alibris.81920004029
Title: Peach Blossom Pavillion
Author: Yip, Mingmei
Format/Binding: Trade paperback
Book Condition: Used - Good. No dust jacket as issued. Closed tear. lower spine. Classy book design, but shows wear. Clean pages.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition. 1st Kensington printing.
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0758220146
ISBN 13: 9780758220141
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Place of Publication: E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.s.a.
Date Published: 2008
Keywords: Women's rights|Chinese-American
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.

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