The Binding Chair: A Poised Tale of Two Women - Love, Revenge, and Fear in Turn-of-the-Century Shanghai - Couverture souple

Harrison, Kathryn

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060934425 ISBN 13 : 9780060934422

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2001

Synopsis

In poised and elegant prose, Kathryn Harrison weaves a stunning story of women, travel, and flight; of love, revenge, and fear; of the search for home and the need to escape it. Set in alluring Shanghai at the turn of the century, The Binding Chair intertwines the destinies of a Chinese woman determined to forget her past and a Western girl focused on the promises of the future.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kathryn Harrison is a graduate of Stanford University and the Iowa Writer's Workshop. Her first novel, Thicker Than Water, was a New York Times Notable Book of 1991. Her second novel, Exposure, was also a New York Times Notable Book, and a national bestseller. She lives in New York City with her husband, the writer Colin Harrison.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In poised and elegant prose, Kathryn Harrison weaves a stunning story of women, travel, and flight; of love, revenge, and fear; of the search for home and the need to escape it. Set in alluring Shanghai at the turn of the century, The Binding Chair intertwines the destinies of a Chinese woman determined to forget her past and a Western girl focused on the promises of the future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060934425
• ISBN 13: 9780060934422
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
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