City of the Queen

City of the Queen
Author: Shuqing Shi
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2005
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780231134569


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After having been kidnapped from her home Huang, a young Chinese girl is sold into the prostitution trade in Hong Kong. Despite these cruel beginngs she survives and prospers to become a wealthy landowner. The novel also follows the lives of other family members and generations, giving us a broad look at Chinese and British cultures and colonialism.


City of the Queen
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Shuqing Shi
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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After having been kidnapped from her home Huang, a young Chinese girl is sold into the prostitution trade in Hong Kong. Despite these cruel beginngs she survive
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