Peony in Love

A Novel

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Hardcover, 304 pages

English language

Published Dec. 19, 2007 by Random House.

ISBN:
978-1-4000-6466-3
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3 stars (6 reviews)

Peony in Love is the fifth of Lisa See's novels. Her previous novel, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and Peony in Love emphasize the difficulty 19th- and 17th-century Chinese women had in achieving freedom and identity in a society that was both male dominated and rigid in its gender expectations.

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This book had a really sad tone to as, but it was pretty good. I think it's rather silly to starve oneself for love, but this was in the 1500's, in China, and they did things differently back then.
The book shows many emotions, including happiness, jealousy, and yes, even love.
Not my favorite Lisa See book, but I did like it.

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Subjects

  • American Historical Fiction
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - General
  • General
  • Fiction / General
  • Historical - General
  • China
  • Historical fiction
  • Opera
  • Women