Pain and the Pleasure

Western MailAugust 05, 2004

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The palace of heavenly PLEASUREby Adam WilliamsFlame, pounds 6.99

Northern China, 1899. A corrupt dynasty watches powerlessly as Europe encroaches on its land. But in the hills and forests, driven by drought and hunger, a secret society is preaching rebellion. Unaware of the forces boiling around her, a young English girl arrives in the city of Shishan. Life is picnics and tiger hunts for the foreigners - but for Helen Frances, following her heart and an unorthodox curiosity, there are other, more dangerous delights.

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Pain and the Pleasure

Filled with wonderful characters, we're introduced to the wicked brothel-keeper Mother Liu and her sadistic son, Ren Ren; the idealistic would-be pragmatist, Dr Airton, and his foil, the unscrupulous Mandarin; the complicated and ruthless Henry Manners and his en...

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