Maureen Lindley

The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel

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Peking, 1914. Eight-year-old Eastern Jewel peers from behind a screen as her father, Prince Su makes love to a servant girl. Caught spying by her thirteenth sister, Eastern Jewel's sexual curiosity sees her banished to live with distant relatives in Tokyo, then forced into a passionless marriage in freezing Mongolia. Increasingly isolated, at night she is plagued by disturbing fantasies and unsettling dreams. But she refuses to be pinned down by anyone — least of all a man — and in the dazzling city of Shanghai she puts her thrill-seeking nature to work spying for the Japanese, spurning everything she once held dear…
Based on the real-life story of Yoshiko Kawashima, Chinese princess turned ruthless Japanese spy, The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel is an intoxicating tale of sexual manipulation and self-discovery that spans three countries and a world war.
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367 printed pages
Publication year
2009
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  • Юлия Храмцовскаяshared an impression7 years ago
    👍Worth reading

    Интересный период, колоритно описаны культура Японии , Монголии и Китая. Основано на реальном историческом персонаже, трудно судить, насколько факты приукрашены автором, но, судя по Википедии, в основном, все-таки, правда. Уникальная женщина, правда, не в позитивном смысле.

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  • pewpewhaiyahhhas quoted6 years ago
    'You must be brave, little daughter, and remember that the stronger the wind, the stronger the tree needs to be.'
  • Юлия Храмцовскаяhas quoted7 years ago
    promises are merely conveniences to ease the path of life.
  • Юлия Храмцовскаяhas quoted7 years ago
    introduced me to wine, which I didn't enjoy, because it tasted ancient and the smell was reminiscent of wet fur and mould.
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