The Bondmaid

The Bondmaid
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Publisher : Orion
Total Pages : 253
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ISBN-10 : 9781409138327
ISBN-13 : 1409138321
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Book Synopsis The Bondmaid by : Catherine Lim

Download or read book The Bondmaid written by Catherine Lim and published by Orion. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little girl - Han - is sold, aged four, as a bondmaid or slave into the House of Wu, where she grows up and falls in love with the young heir. But the idyll of childhood attachment turns into a nightmare as Han, beautiful, proud and uncompromisingly loyal, struggles against the forces of tradition and tyranny in a large household where patriarchs and matriarchs wield inexorable power, lustful male relatives watch young bondmaids to claim their rightful share of pleasure, visiting monks devise ingenious schemes to combine holy public duty with unbridled private indulgence, and gods and goddesses smile to see the human drama unfold.


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