Peach Blossom Pavillion

Asian American Literature

Author: Mingmei Yip

In a sunny California apartment, a young woman and her fiancé arrive to record her great-grandmother’s story. The story that unfolds of Precious Orchid’s life in China, where she rises from a childhood of shame to become one of the most successful courtesans in the land, is unlike any they’ve heard before. . .When Precious Orchid’s father is falsely accused of a crime and….Read More

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