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'Riveting - Maureen Lindley brings Eastern Jewel and her world vividly to life with a wealth of fascinating details in this captivating novel' Jung Chang, author of Wild Swans 'A breathtaking account of a ruthless and beautiful princess who betrayed her heritage to spy for the Japanese' Adeline Yen Mah, bestselling author of Falling Leaves 'Essential ... The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel proves fact is stranger than fiction. It's a thrilling read' Harper's Bazaar
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'Riveting - Maureen Lindley brings Eastern Jewel and her world vividly to life with a wealth of fascinating details in this captivating novel' Jung Chang, author of Wild Swans 'A breathtaking account of a ruthless and beautiful princess who betrayed her heritage to spy for the Japanese' Adeline Yen Mah, author of FALLING LEAVES
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is brilliant! Full of erotic scenes and historical facts, it makes an amazing read. I have read this several times over and love it to bits. The characters have depth, the scenes are colourful and vivid, successfully done without being sentimental. Maureen Lindley manages to 'become' Eastern Jewel marvellously in her writing, by filling in the gaps and making her come alive off the page. It is about a feisty chinese princess who becomes a Japanese spy after a life of trial with many highs and lows (and numerous sexual encounters!). One of the best books I have read, a great flowing style and a brilliant subject matter, a reader could not ask for more.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Who wouldn't be intrigued with the life of a Chinese Princess turned Cross-Dressing Spy.
By the end of the book you feel a real connection with the Eastern Jewel. The story is face paced, turbulent and exciting. The life of the Princess is brought beautifully to life and you can easily travel along with her through her various miss-adventures. I wouldn't usually read anything quite as sexually fuelled, but it glamorised it and kept the details minimal. A fantastic insight into a complicated life in a world I never knew existed.
It will take pride of place on my bookshelf and make fabulous dinner time conversation.
By the end of the book you feel a real connection with the Eastern Jewel. The story is face paced, turbulent and exciting. The life of the Princess is brought beautifully to life and you can easily travel along with her through her various miss-adventures. I wouldn't usually read anything quite as sexually fuelled, but it glamorised it and kept the details minimal. A fantastic insight into a complicated life in a world I never knew existed.
It will take pride of place on my bookshelf and make fabulous dinner time conversation.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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"The written account that follows was discovered at Peking Number One Prison among the private papers of the prisoner Eastern Jewel" introduces this novel by Maureen Lindley.
The author has set herself a difficult challenge. The political and social context of between wars China and Japan will not be a familiar one to many readers. The unusually hyperactive sex life of the heroine must convince. The reader must be able to accept that the text is autobiographical.
In this hypnotic novel this is almost achieved. To understand Eastern Jewel we do, perhaps, need to accept that she should describe her sexual relationships in such explicit and sensual detail, and with one exception, with so little emotional involvement. We can allow the presence of reported speech in the text, although it may strike a false note. Nevertheless authorial view seems dominant, not in any explicitly judgmental fashion, but in the reporting of sensations and perceptions in a manner which somehow make it difficult to accept that this is the life story of Eastern Jewel that she might have written.
Perhaps this criticism is unfair! The novel offers the reader pleasure and involvement. Concern for the heroine's fate, curiosity about the time and place in which she lived, and amazement that her recollection of her sexual partners should be so complete, all written with a sense of pace, pull the reader onwards towards the grimly inevitable finish.
The author has set herself a difficult challenge. The political and social context of between wars China and Japan will not be a familiar one to many readers. The unusually hyperactive sex life of the heroine must convince. The reader must be able to accept that the text is autobiographical.
In this hypnotic novel this is almost achieved. To understand Eastern Jewel we do, perhaps, need to accept that she should describe her sexual relationships in such explicit and sensual detail, and with one exception, with so little emotional involvement. We can allow the presence of reported speech in the text, although it may strike a false note. Nevertheless authorial view seems dominant, not in any explicitly judgmental fashion, but in the reporting of sensations and perceptions in a manner which somehow make it difficult to accept that this is the life story of Eastern Jewel that she might have written.
Perhaps this criticism is unfair! The novel offers the reader pleasure and involvement. Concern for the heroine's fate, curiosity about the time and place in which she lived, and amazement that her recollection of her sexual partners should be so complete, all written with a sense of pace, pull the reader onwards towards the grimly inevitable finish.
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Fantastic read
I got this book 4 years ago and absolutely loved it. it made me cry, laugh and stayed up through the nights to finish it. loved it. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Neda
Her Feet Weren't Broken; Neither Was Her Spirit or Sex Drive
"The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel," is a debut novel, a historical thriller with quite a strand of the erotic, based on the true story of a twentieth century Chinese princess... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Stephanie DePue
Hardly any story as such
I found this book didnt have much of a story,only the last few pages were about private papers. It was to me a book about a nymphomaniac that jumped into bed with every man she... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Orla
One of the best
After unintentionally distancing myself from fiction I discovered Bookcrossing, I reached for the first fiction book I had that I had not yet read to get me started; The Private... Read more
Published on 8 May 2010 by K. WALT
AMAZING
This was one of the best and memorable books I have read. I have always been fascinated with Japanese culture, through some childhood Japanese friends. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2009 by Ms. Lucy M. Walker
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I found this book to be in lovely condition.But, the book itself was a bit of a shock to me. It wasn't what I expected really,but I did enjoy it just the same. Read more
Published on 28 April 2009 by Chrissy
A great read
A really enjoyable book from this new author. A fascinating and pacey plot. Highly recommended.
Published on 22 April 2009 by The Bertinet Kitchen
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This book is the beautifully written testimony of one of the most exciting woman in recent history. The author has reinvented with love and dutiful history care the life of the... Read more
Published on 9 April 2009 by S. Lelarge
too explicit for me
Title says it all, nice story other than the ...all the sexy stuff. That's just me though, other people may like it if they like a lot of explicit stuff about... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2009 by trish g
Thrilling
This book tells the story of a Chinese Princess who turns her back on her own country to serve it's rival, Japan. Read more
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