Young Peony is sold into a rich Chinese household as a bondmaid -- an awkward role in which she is more than a servant, but less than a daughter. As she grows into a lovely, provocative young woman, Peony falls in love with the family's only son. However, tradition forbids them to wed. How she resolves her love for him and her devotion to her adoptive family unfolds in this profound tale, based on true events in China over a century ago. "The conflicts inherent in the Chinese and Jewish temperament are delicately and ...
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Young Peony is sold into a rich Chinese household as a bondmaid -- an awkward role in which she is more than a servant, but less than a daughter. As she grows into a lovely, provocative young woman, Peony falls in love with the family's only son. However, tradition forbids them to wed. How she resolves her love for him and her devotion to her adoptive family unfolds in this profound tale, based on true events in China over a century ago. "The conflicts inherent in the Chinese and Jewish temperament are delicately and intricately traced with profound wisdom and delicate understanding in this tale... This is an enchanting story, the theme of which is tolerance. Highly recommended." --"Library Journal"
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Add this copy of Peony to cart. $11.49, good condition, Sold by nealsbooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Menominee, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1964 by Pocket Books.
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Good. No Jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6¾-7¾" tall. Pages are clean and unmarked. Former owner's name on front free end paper. Cover corners and edges are lightly rubbed. Binding is tight.
Add this copy of Peony to cart. $12.50, good condition, Sold by Redux Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wyoming, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by Pocket Cardinal.
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Good. Size: 6x4x0; Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Add this copy of Peony to cart. $12.82, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Bloch Publishing Company.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Add this copy of Peony to cart. $13.00, like new condition, Sold by Booksup rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Laguna Niguel, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Moyer Bell.
Add this copy of Peony. to cart. $15.00, good condition, Sold by red rover do over rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from luxemburg, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1948 by J. Day Co..
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Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK. 312 p. HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK Peony (or The Bondmaid) is set in the 1850s in the city of Kaifeng, in the province of Henan, which was historically a center for Chinese Jews. The novel follows Peony, a Chinese bondmaid of the prominent Jewish family of Ezra ben Israel's, and shows through her eyes how the Jewish community was regarded in Kaifeng at a time when most of the Jews had come to think of themselves as Chinese.
Add this copy of Peony to cart. $15.00, fair condition, Sold by P Peterson Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Osseo, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1950 by Pocket Books.
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Fair. No Jacket. Book. 16mo-over 5¾-6¾" tall. First Pocket Book Printing, April 1950. The pages are tanned but clean. There is a name label on the inside front cover. The spine has small tears on the ends. The book is rated fair because the cover is pulled some off from the binding on both the front and back hinge and because of that, the first 14 pages are partially loose, but present with the book. 370 pages. The front cover illustration is by Anna Wilson.
Add this copy of Peony: a Novel of China to cart. $15.97, good condition, Sold by Goodwill Industries of S.W.FL. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fort Myers, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Moyer Bell and its subsidiaries.
Add this copy of Peony to cart. $19.00, good condition, Sold by nealsbooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Menominee, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1948 by The John Day Company.
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Good ++ No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Pages are clean and unmarked. Former owner's name inside front cover. Cover corners and edges are unmarred. Binding is tight.
Add this copy of Peony to cart. $21.95, like new condition, Sold by Columbia Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MO, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Moyer Bell.
Pearl Buck weaves the story of a Chinese handmaiden's love for the only son of the Jewish family she serves, with the matriarch's struggle to hold onto her commmunity's religious traditions amid the steady assimilation of outsiders by the Chinese through mixed marriages. Lovely historical details show the royal family, the tradesmen, the servants' lives and the rigid culture that governed China and their guests.
Mary O
Mar 3, 2011
Beautiful
I haven't re-read the book as of yet, but I read it years ago and I'm sure that I will enjoy it as much as the first time I read it.
VERNA N
Oct 7, 2010
PEONY
LIKE ALL PEARL S BUCK BOOKS AND MOVIES, I JUST CAN'T PUT THEM DOWN.
I CRY READING EVERY BOOK AND WATCHING EVERY MOVIE.
I WAS 12 YRS. OLD WHEN I SAW "THE GOOD EARTH" MOVIE AND MUCH OLDER WHEN I READ THE BOOK.I CRY ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE MOVIE. I HAVE IT ON DVD AND WATCH EVERY YEAR.
