Tan, Amy.

The Valley of Amazement.

London, Fourth Estate, 2013. 15.5 cm x 24 cm. XIV, 589 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear.

“Violet Minturn grows up within the confines of Shanghai’s most exclusive courtesan house, the striking and wilful daughter of its American mistress. In 1912, when the Emperor is deposed and celebrations rock the city, a cruel act of deception seperates Violet from her mother and she is forced to become a virgin courtesan.” (from front flap)

• Keywords: 20th Century · 21st Century Literature · American Architecture · China · Chinese Culture · Fiction in English · Women in Literature · Women Writers · Women’s Studies
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780007456277
• Inventory Number: 60256AB

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