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From the author of The Good Earth comes the story of Madame Wu, a woman whose surprising decision to retire from married life and select a concubine for her husband upsets her extended household. "A searching, adult study of women written with high seriousness and sympathy." - The New York... read more

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  • Madame Wu: Chinese woman of means. She is the head of her family.
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It was her fortieth birthday.

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  1. Pearl S. Buck (Author)

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Publication Date: 1948
ISBN: 978-1-55921-287-8
Page Count: 316

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