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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. 35,000 first printing.
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- Title
- Empress Orchid
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Anchee Min
- Publisher
- Hougton Mifflin
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0618068872
- ISBN13
- 9780618068876
- Category
- Historical prose
- Description
- 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. 35,000 first printing.