The valley of amazement / Amy Tan.
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TextPublisher: New York : Harper Luxe, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: First HarperLuxe EditionDescription: xiv, 913 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062223388 (large print); 0062223380 (large print)Subject(s): Courtesans -- China -- Shangai -- Fiction | Mothers and daughters -- Fiction | Shanghai (China) -- History -- 1842-1942 -- FictionGenre/Form: Large type books. | Historical fiction. DDC classification: 813/.6 LOC classification: PSSummary: Spanning more than forty years and two continents, The Valley of Amazement resurrects pivotal episodes in history: from the collapse of China’s last imperial dynasty, to the rise of the Republic, the explosive growth of lucrative foreign trade and anti-foreign sentiment, to the inner workings of courtesan houses and the lives of the foreign “Shanghailanders” living in the International Settlement, both erased by World War II.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Large Print | F TAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111055409112 |
Spanning more than forty years and two continents, The Valley of Amazement resurrects pivotal episodes in history: from the collapse of China’s last imperial dynasty, to the rise of the Republic, the explosive growth of lucrative foreign trade and anti-foreign sentiment, to the inner workings of courtesan houses and the lives of the foreign “Shanghailanders” living in the International Settlement, both erased by World War II.
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