Under The Golden Lilies
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Golden Lilies
Author | : Kwei Li |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2011-11-29 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 1453222952 |
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DIVCentury-old letters tell a story of timeless love in a vanished country /divDIV/divDIVFirst translated by American scholar Elizabeth Cooper in 1914 and published as My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard, this haunting collection of letters was out of print until discovered by bestselling author Eileen Goudge. In its pages she found the story of Kwei-li, a noblewoman of nineteenth-century China./divDIV /divDIVIn rich, elegant detail, Kwei-li writes of passionate love for a man whom she first meets on their wedding day. She navigates the difficulties of homemaking and motherhood, becoming a confident wife as her happy home is threatened by the forces of change that are sweeping the nation. Enhanced with beautiful new illustrations, this is a timeless chronicle of a strong woman’s struggle against the onset of modernity./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Eileen Goudge including rare photos from the author’s personal collection./div
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