{"product_id":"9780547347202","title":"Empress Orchid: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A fascinating novel, similar to Arthur Golden’s \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemoirs of a Geisha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e . . . A revisionist portrait of a beautiful and strong-willed woman” (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From Anchee Min, a master of the historical novel, \u003ci\u003eEmpress Orchid\u003c\/i\u003e sweeps readers into the heart of the Forbidden City to tell the fascinating story of a young concubine who becomes China’s last empress. Min introduces the beautiful Tzu Hsi, known as Orchid, and weaves an epic of the country girl who seized power through seduction, murder, and endless intrigue. When China is threatened by enemies, she alone seems capable of holding the country together.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this “absorbing companion piece to her novel \u003ci\u003eBecoming Madame Mao\u003c\/i\u003e,” readers and reading groups will once again be transported by Min’s lavish evocation of the Forbidden City in its last days of imperial glory and by her brilliant portrait of a flawed yet utterly compelling woman who survived, and ultimately dominated, a male world (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Superb . . . [An] unforgettable heroine.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A sexually charged, eye-opening portrayal of the Chinese empire . . . with heart-wrenching scenes of desperate failure and a sensuality that rises off its heated pages.” —\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123040633072,"sku":"9780547347202","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547347202_p0.jpg?v=1769914495","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547347202","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}