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I found this interesting and loved the setting of the story both as physical locations and timewise. The characters felt like they actually lived in the pages. This is quite a big book and it was fun to read one story for such a long time. It's been awhile since I last did that. I think I'll be reading more Amy Tan at some point. 😊

Started two new books today. I'm travelling again and wanted to pick two books to take with me that are as different as possible. Blue one is historical fiction and the black one is non-fiction that focuses around mafia.

Getting some early morning reading in outside before it gets too hot.

Step back in time with a story about life as a courtesan in early 20th century China. Spanning fifty years, the book follows the life of Violet Minturn, who is forced to separate from her mother and become a virgin courtesan at the start of the revolution.

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I have to say I almost bailed at the beginning as it was sooooo slow and I was to the point I didn‘t really care. Eventually, it picked up momentum and found its pace but not fast enough. Sandrine was an interesting enough character I stuck it out. ⭐️⭐️⭐️. Mystery, romance and suspense. #aprilbooklist #readingchallenge2022

I felt it was too detailed in places and went off on a tangent.

Such a unstable and unsure walk of life, mostly based on youth, beauty and allure, and once those you were gone you didn‘t have much going for you. Securing a wealthy man early in life was absolutely imperative.

I felt sad for these women, rich and beautiful but all could fall down in the blink of an eye.

⭐⭐⭐🌠 Must warn you, it was very slow-going initially. Glad I saw it through though.

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Audiobook: there were times I felt it was a long journey (600+ pages) and I wasn‘t sure where it was leading. But it ended up in a beautiful way as the story of two strong women unfolded over the years. They prevailed through political upheaval, evil men, poverty, abandonment and the lives they lived within the confines of the courtesan world. Great story 💗

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The story of two women, mother and daughter, their loves, losses and search for identity....set in China in the early to mid 1900‘s. A sweeping novel, perhaps a little too long, but a wonderful story.

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