书目

Empress Orchid

内容简介

ItisthefinaldaysoftheChineseEmpire.TradeinopiumwithEuropeisslowlycorrodingthepoweroftheCh’ingDynasty.Orchid,abeautifulseventeen-year-oldfromanaristocraticbutimpoverishedfamily,ispushedintothemaelstromwhenshefindsherselfunexpectedlychosentobecomealower-rankingconcubineoftheEmperor.TheworldinsidetheForbiddenCityiseroticallychargedandhighlyritualised,butbeneathitsimmaculatefaceliewhispersofmurdersandghosts.ThethousandsofconcubineswillgotoanylengthstobeartheEmperorasonandbecomehisEmpress.Determinednottobeavictimofthejealousiesandfoulplay,Orchidtrainsherselfintheartofpleasuringaman,bribesherwayintotheroyalbedandseducesthemonarch.LittledoessheknowthatChinawillcollapsearoundher,andshewillbeitslastEmpress.

作者简介

AncheeMinwasborninShanghaiin1957.Atseventeenshewassenttoalabourcollective,whereatalentscoutforMadameMao'sShanghaiFilmStudiorecruitedhertoworkasamovieactress.ShemovedtotheUnitedStatesin1984.Hermemoir,RedAzalea,wasaninternationalbestsellerwithrightssoldintwentycountries.Hernovels,BecomingMadameMao,KatherineandWildGingerwerepublishedtowonderfulreviewsandimpressiveforeignsales.

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