The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel Tapa blanda - 2009

The private papers of Eastern Jewel Excellent copy unread condition, European printed copy England / cover differs slightly from American – paperback-- small crease back corner / small amount of shelf we're at the head and foot of book cover still glossy- photography Johnny Ring– lettering Stephen Raw – Chinese calligraphy Yat Yang Jung- typeset by Heuer text UK limited, Edinboro printed by Clay's limited, st. Ives plc Bloomsbury publishing London first published 2008 -copyright held by author - Electrifying epic, based on the incredible true story of a Chinese princess turned spy.Peking, 1914. Renamed Yoshiko Kawashima, she quickly falls in love with her adoptive country, where she earns a scandalous reputation, taking fencing lessons, smoking opium, and entertaining numerous lovers.--- Peking, 1914. Eight-year-old Eastern Jewel, daughter of Prince Su's last concubine, peers from behind a carved screen as her father makes love to a bound-footed servant girl. Overhead the gathering clouds… Leer más