Medium softcover in a very good condition. But Lydia and Chang are powerless to end it. Those in power will do anything to quell it. The young pair's all-consuming love can only bring shame and peril upon them, from both sides. But they face danger: Chiang Kai Shek's troops are headed toward Junchow to kill Reds like Chang, who has in his possession the jewels of a tsarina, meant as a gift for the despot's wife. Geisha are entertainers the word means artistes who performed dances and songs to private gatherings usually of men. Geisha and courtesans on the other hand were (and are) part of the demi monde. Often, Lydia steals away to meet with the handsome young freedom fighter Chang An Lo. To be a concubine was a highly coveted honour and concubines were formally recognised in a ceremony much like a marriage. As exiles, Lydia and Valentina have learned to survive in a foreign land. Always looking over her shoulder, the sixteen-year-old must steal to feed herself and her mother, Valentina, who numbered among the Russian elite until Bolsheviks murdered most of them, including her husband. The Russian Concubine (A Russian Concubine Novel) Kate Furnivall 1,162 Kindle Edition 1 offer from 5.99 The Betrayal: The Top Ten Bestseller Kate Furnivall 1,250 Kindle Edition 1 offer from 13.99 The Guardian of Lies Kate Furnivall 524 Kindle Edition 1 offer from 14.99 The Jewel of St. In a city full of thieves and Communists, danger and death, spirited young Lydia Ivanova has lived a hard life. A sweeping novel set in war-torn 1928 China, with a star-crossed love story at its center.
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