SeesawGirl
- 作者
- 出版社 Sandpiper
- 出版时间 2009年9月
- ISBN 9780547248882
- 定价 63.10
内容简介
Jadeneverventuresbeyondthewallsofherfamily'sInnerCourt;inseventeenth-centuryKorea,agirlofgoodfamilydoesnotleavehomeuntilshemarries.Sheisenthralledbyherolderbrother'sstoriesabouttripstothemarketandtotheancestralgravesitesinthemountains,aboutreadingandpainting,abouthisconversationswiththeirfatheraboutbusinessandpoliticsandadventuresonlyboyscanhave.Jadeacceptsherdestiny,andyetsheisendlesslycuriousaboutwhatliesbeyondthewalls.Alivelystorywithavividlyrealizedhistoricalsetting,"SeesawGirl"recountsJadeBlossom'sdaringattemptstoenlargeherworld.ImpatientwiththeconstraintsputonherasanaristocraticgirllivinginKoreaduringtheseventeenthcentury,twelve-year-oldJadeBlossomdeterminestoseebeyondhersmallworld.
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