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The Concubine's Daughterby Pai Kit Fai |
Paula Plash: I love books that tell a story from
multiple characters' point of views and this book doesn't disappoint. This beautiful
story that spans three generations of Chinese women tells of the struggles of early
1900's women's struggles. Touching on foot binding, human slave trade, and underground
societies this is the tale of a woman sold as a concubine for her beauty and lotus feet
but resolved to be a scholar. Determined to have a better life for her daughter,
this book chronicles the struggles of Pai-Ling, her daughter Li-Xia, and her grand
daughter Siu Sing.
Pai Kit Fai really focuses on detail in this tale of love and heartbreak showing us a side
of early China that we'd rather forget.
Rating: ****
