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The Lost Daughter of Happiness

Geling Yan author Cathy Silber translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Faber & Faber

Published:4th Feb '10

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The Lost Daughter of Happiness, from Geling Yan - one of China's most acclaimed writers - is an erotic and exciting tale of forbidden love.

Geling Yan traces the lives of two individuals separated by prejudice and mistrust, but bound forever by their passion for one another. But many barriers are laid between the lovers - by Chris's wealthy family, and most menacingly by Fusang's murderous pimp, who bestrides Chinatown with a clutch of daggers at his waist.Geling Yan traces the lives of two individuals separated by prejudice and mistrust, but bound forever by their passion for one another. Fusang is a Chinese girl shanghaied from her village in China, brought to California and sold into the seedy underworld of prostitution. Soon she falls into an obsessive relationship with a young boy, Chris. But many barriers are laid between the lovers - by Chris's wealthy family, and most menacingly by Fusang's murderous pimp, who bestrides Chinatown with a clutch of daggers at his waist.

ISBN: 9780571253562

Dimensions: 195mm x 125mm x 20mm

Weight: 220g

288 pages

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