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Pavilion of Women
Pavilion of Women: A Novel of Life in the Women's Quarters | Pearl S. Bück
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A “vivid and extremely interesting” novel of an upper-class Chinese wife’s quest for freedom, from the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth (The New Yorker). At forty, Madame Wu is beautiful and much respected as the wife of one of China’s oldest upper-class houses. Her birthday wish is to find a young concubine for her husband and to move to separate quarters, starting a new chapter of her life. When her wish is granted, she finds herself at leisure, no longer consumed by running a sixty-person household. Now she’s free to read books previously forbidden her, to learn English, and to discover her own mind. The family in the compound are shocked at the results, especially when she begins learning from a progressive, excommunicated Catholic priest. In its depiction of life in the compound, Pavilion of Women includes some of Buck’s most enchanting writing about the seasons, daily rhythms, and customs of women in China. It is a delightful parable about the sexes, and of the profound and transformative effects of free thought. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate.
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RedCurly
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This was my second book from Pearl S. Buck and I am till amazed how well did she know the Chines culture. This book is about women in every aspect. Firstly you may hate Madam Vu but the reader learn about life and love with herself.

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"Toda alma fica assustada quando é forçada além do seu nível." ("Every soul is frightened when it is forced beyond its level)

Pavilion of Women is a historical novel by Nobel Prize-winning American author Pearl S. Buck, first published in 1946 by The John Day Company. Set in China in the years prior to the First World War, it chronicles the emancipation of Madame Wu, the pampered matriarch of a wealthy Chinese family.

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ctboeheim
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Icelandic restaurants are almost invariably decorated in books. Beside our table tonight was an old volume of Pearl S. Buck. The menus were dressed up in old book covers, and the light bulbs hung inside Mason jars.

Smrloomis That sounds lovely! 5y
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Pogue
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This was the book club selection for next month. I don't know if I would have finished it if this had been a book that I picked up on my own. It was well written, it was just not for me.

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LeahBergen
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#FunFridayPhoto ... a book with flowers on the cover (and I should probably read it soon 😬).

LauraBeth Pretty book 😀 8y
BookBabe So pretty! 😠8y
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