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The Courtesan : A Novel by Curry, Alexandra is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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**A timeless novel of one woman who bridged two worlds in a tumultuous era of East meets West*** The Courtesan* is an astonishing tale inspired by the real life of a woman who lived and loved in the extraordinary twilight decades of the Qing dynasty. To this day, Sai Jinhua is a legend in her native land of China, and this is her story, told the way it might have been.The year is 1881. Seven-year-old Jinhua is left an orphan, alone and unprotected after her mandarin father’s summary execution for the crime of speaking the truth. For seven silver coins, she is sold to a brothel-keeper and subjected to the worst of human nature. Will the private ritual that is her father’s legacy and the wise friendship of the crippled brothel maid be enough to sustain her? When an elegant but troubled scholar takes Jinhua as his concubine, she enters the close world of his jealous first wife. Yet it is Jinhua who accompanies him--as Emissary to the foreign devil nations of Prussia, Austro-Hungary, and Russia--on an exotic journey to Vienna. As he struggles to play his part in China's early, blundering diplomatic engagement with the western world, Jinhua’s eyes and heart are opened to the irresistibl
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Curry, Alexandra
- Publisher
- Dutton
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780143193906
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, History, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (2,214 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14