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This is the story of Madame Wu, a woman whose surprising decision to retire from married life and select a concubine for her husband upsets her extended household.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of the most utterly wonderful books I have ever read. By coincidence I read this book in my 40th year and found such understanding with the character and her craving for peace and solitude.
I also love all the detail and the way the scene is so beautifully set. It imerses you in the culture of the time and place.
I also love all the detail and the way the scene is so beautifully set. It imerses you in the culture of the time and place.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I stumbled across this book in an old store and couldnt get home fast enough to read it. I found it fascinating to gain insight from my armchair, culture and traditions from China. I loved the characters and the style it was written. There was more than just a change in a life here (Madam Wu) there was the lifelong friendship of her best friend, the challenges of their children, the political times they faced, forbidden love and the complexities of arrogance.. My only regret is that this book is no longer in print.
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I began to read this book one month before my 50th birthday and 33 years into a longterm relationship, and as soon as I finished it I decided to read it again. This is more than just a book - it's a gift. A wonderful, beautiful, gift of wisdom to all women who want it and need it. I will treasure this book always.
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Engrossing read
I would consider this book a "quiet" book - it won't have your pulse racing nor have you turning the pages in a frenzy but it is a very interesting, thoroughly engrossing book. Read more
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Exquisite Pearl Buck
I have owned a copy of this book since I was sixteen, my mother
passed it to me, I think in order that I should learn something
about what it means to be an adult woman. Read more
passed it to me, I think in order that I should learn something
about what it means to be an adult woman. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2002 by hilary rivano
Another fabulous Chinese Buck Novel
The story is the typical Chinese setting: wife brings in a concubine for husband. The sad thing was that when Lady Wu was carrying out family traditions that started from... Read more
Published on 26 Dec 1998
An exploration of the impact of Western ideas upon China in the 1940s.
This novel begins in the world of the classic Chinese novel--it could be The Dream of the Red Chamber or a Judge Dee tale. All is beautiful, precise, elegant, traditional ... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 1998
A haunting, thought provoking book.
When I first read "Pavilion of Women" I was unsure whether I like it or not...in fact I was a little disappoionted. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 1997
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