Peony in Love: A Novel Summary and Reviews

Peony in Love: A Novel
by Lisa See

Peony in Love: A Novel
List Price: $14.00
Our Price: $4.44
You Save: $9.56 (68%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $1.91 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions


or

Book Summary Information

Author: Lisa See
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-19
ISBN: 0812975227
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks

Book Reviews of Peony in Love: A Novel

Book Review: Snowflower crossed with The Lovely Bones
Summary: 5 Stars

I loved Snowflower and the Secret Fan so much I didn't think Lisa See could equal it, but with Peony in Love she does. At first I thought it would be about Snowflower's daughter Peony from the first novel, but it's actually set even further back in time, in 17th century China. Foot-binding is still a major theme, though not described in such terrifying detail this time round.Chinese Renaissance opera and a woman's right to write are new themes. The novel, in a faintly satirical but wholly compelling way, also focuses on the complex rituals associated with the afterworld in Chinese mythology. Peony's first person narration and all the sumptuous detail of sights, sounds and smells keep the novel
fresh and modern.

Literature & Fiction Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in My favorite books
Flower Net: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries) ImageFlower Net: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries)
by Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks; Published: 2007-12-31; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.00
Price in other shops: $14.95
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel ImageSnow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
by Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks; Published: 2009-05-26; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.89
Price in other shops: $17.00
Peony in Love: A Novel ImagePeony in Love: A Novel
by Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks; Published: 2008-02-19; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.99
Price in other shops: $14.00
Creating With Paint: New Ways, New Materials ImageCreating With Paint: New Ways, New Materials
by Sherrill Kahn
Martingale and Company; Published: 2001-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $20.94
Price in other shops: $27.95
Embellish and Stitch ImageEmbellish and Stitch
by Maggie Grey, Valerie Campbell-Harding
D4daisy books; Published: 2007-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $29.71
Cloth Dolls for Textile Artists ImageCloth Dolls for Textile Artists
by Ray Slater
Interweave Press; Published: 2008-07-29; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $17.08
Price in other shops: $28.95
Creative Cloth Doll Beading: Designing and Embellishing with Beads ImageCreative Cloth Doll Beading: Designing and Embellishing with Beads
by Patti Medaris Culea, Laura McCabe, Anne Hesse
Quarry Books; Published: 2007-04-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.30
Price in other shops: $24.99
Creative Cloth Doll Couture: New Approaches to Making Beautiful Clothing and Accessories ImageCreative Cloth Doll Couture: New Approaches to Making Beautiful Clothing and Accessories
by Patti Medaris Culea
Quarry Books; Published: 2006-05-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.49
Price in other shops: $24.99
Creative Cloth Explorations: Adventures in Fairy-Inspired Fiber Art ImageCreative Cloth Explorations: Adventures in Fairy-Inspired Fiber Art
by Patti Medaris Culea
Quarry Books; Published: 2009-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.53
Price in other shops: $24.99
Creative Cloth Doll Faces: Using Paints, Pastels, Fibers, Beading, Collage, and Sculpting Techniques ImageCreative Cloth Doll Faces: Using Paints, Pastels, Fibers, Beading, Collage, and Sculpting Techniques
by Patti Medaris Culea
Quarry Books; Published: 2004-04-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.24
Price in other shops: $24.99
Similar books summaries and other product reviews
The Street of a Thousand Blossoms ImageThe Street of a Thousand Blossoms
by Gail Tsukiyama
St. Martin's Press; Published: 2007-09-04; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.99
Price in other shops: $24.95
People of the Book: A Novel ImagePeople of the Book: A Novel
by Geraldine Brooks
Penguin Audio; Published: 2008-01-01; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $9.99
Price in other shops: $39.95
Flower Net: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries) ImageFlower Net: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries)
by Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks; Published: 2007-12-31; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.00
Price in other shops: $14.95
Water for Elephants: A Novel ImageWater for Elephants: A Novel
by Sara Gruen
Algonquin Books; Published: 2007-04-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.93
Price in other shops: $13.95
The Interior: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries) ImageThe Interior: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries)
by Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks; Published: 2007-12-31; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.45
Price in other shops: $14.95
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Random House Reader's Circle) ImageThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Random House Reader's Circle)
by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Dial Press Trade Paperback; Published: 2009-05-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.93
Price in other shops: $14.00
Dragon Bones: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries) ImageDragon Bones: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries)
by Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks; Published: 2004-03-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.00
Price in other shops: $14.95
Loving Frank: A Novel ImageLoving Frank: A Novel
by Nancy Horan
Ballantine Books; Published: 2008-04-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.92
Price in other shops: $14.00
On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family ImageOn Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family
by Lisa See
Vintage; Published: 1996-08-27; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.98
Price in other shops: $15.95
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel ImageSnow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
by Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks; Published: 2006-02-21; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.24
Price in other shops: $14.00