{"product_id":"the-concubines-daughter-9780312355210","title":"The Concubine's Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn epic, heart-wrenching story of a mother and daughter's journey to their destiny.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eL\u003ci\u003eotus Feet. He would give his daughter the dainty feet of a courtesan. This would enhance her beauty and her price, making her future shine like a new coin. He smiled to himself, pouring fresh tea. And it would stop her from running away...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the young concubine of an old farmer in rural China gives birth to a daughter called Li-Xia, or \"Beautiful One,\" the child seems destined to become a concubine herself. Li refuses to submit to her fate, outwitting her father's orders to bind her feet and escaping the silk farm with an English sea captain. Li takes her first steps toward fulfilling her mother's dreams of becoming a scholar--but her final triumph must be left to her daughter, Su Sing, \"Little Star,\" in a journey that will take her from remote mountain refuges to the perils of Hong Kong on the eve of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312355210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/2009 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 59 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pai Kit Fai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38012625682613,"sku":"9780312355210","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c79a53b3-afe2-4939-af30-99f55bb0354e.jpg?v=1609137007","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-concubines-daughter-9780312355210","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}