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Peony: A Novel of China by Buck, Pearl S. is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Peony: A Novel of China about?

A young Chinese woman falls in love with a Jewish man in nineteenth-century China in this evocative novel by the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth.In 1850s China, a young girl, Peony, is sold to work as a bondmaid for a rich Jewish family in Kaifeng. Jews have lived for centuries in this region of the country, but by the mid-nineteenth century, assimilation has begun taking its toll on their small enclave. When Peony and the family’s son, David, grow up and fall in love with one another, they face strong opposition from every side. Tradition forbids the marriage, and the family already has a rabbi’s daughter in mind for David. Long celebrated for its subtle and even-handed treatment of colliding traditions, Peony is an engaging coming-of-age story about love, identity, and the tragedy and beauty found at the intersection of two disparate cultures. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate.

Who reads Peony: A Novel of China?

Author

Buck, Pearl S.

Publisher

Moyer Bell and its subsidiaries

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781453267455

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical

Rating

3.96 / 5 (867 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13