Red peony

Author: Lin Yutang / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This is the sensational and scandalous love story of a young widow. In the late Qing Dynasty, the young and beautiful widow Mudan was bold and rebellious, defying traditional Confucian ethics and pursuing love freedom and the "ideal man." She fell deeply in love and lived with her hometown's married first love, her distant cousin scholar-official in the capital, a martial artist from Tianqiao, and a famous poet in Hangzhou. Mudan's unconventional behavior made her a sensation and a subject of widespread controversy. The stifling and oppressed life as a mistress eventually made her tired of it. After surviving a perilous incident, she found her true love. This book follows the emotional life of Mudan, with a plot full of twists and turns, captivating and irresistible.