A fictional portrait of the infamous last empress of China follows the life of Orchid, a beautiful teenager from an aristocratic but impoverished family, who is chosen to become a low-ranking concubine of the emperor and who uses her seductive talents and intelligence to rise to a position of power in the Chinese court. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

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Paperback, 10th Edition

ISBN13: 9780618562039

Mariner Books, 2005

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