Description
Peony (or The Bondmaid) is set in the 1850s in the city of Kaifeng, in the province of Henan, which was historically a center for Chinese Jews. The novel follows Peony, a Chinese bondmaid of the prominent Jewish family of Ezra ben Israel’s, and shows through her eyes how the Jewish community was regarded in Kaifeng at a time when most of the Jews had come to think of themselves as Chinese.
Item Condition: Used Acceptable. Paperback cover has some minor wear along the sides, scuffs and bending. Front has a very small brown stain. Spine has some reading creases and a minor lean. Pages are clean and the binding is secure.