Lin Yutang · Red Peony

Author: Lin Yutang
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This is a shocking and sensational 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 in love and lived with her hometown's married first love, her uncle-in-law, a Hanlin scholar in the capital, a martial artist from Tianqiao, and a famous poet in Hangzhou. Mudan's unconventional behavior made her a social sensation and a subject of widespread controversy. Her frustrated and oppressed life as a mistress eventually led to her boredom, and finally, she returned to her true self—after being saved from danger, she found her true love. This book follows the emotional life of Mudan, with a plot full of twists and turns, captivating and irresistible.