The house of wives
A novel about the machinatins of the early opium trade, and about two women determined to secure a dynasty for their children in 19th century's Hong Kong.
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| Victoria | Available |
Browse Related Items
| Subject |
| Jewish businesspeople > China > Hong Kong > Fiction. Opium trade > Fiction. Canadian fiction. Wives > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Hong Kong (China) > History > 19th century > Fiction. |
| Genre |
| Historical fiction. Fiction. |
- ISBN: 0670069477
- ISBN: 9780670069477
- Physical Description 304 pages
- Publisher Toronto : Penguin, 2016.
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 24.95 |
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Summary
The House of Wives
In 1862, a young Jew from Calcutta named Emanuel Belilios leaves his dutiful wife Semah and sets sail for Hong Kong to make his fortune in the opium trade. There, he grows into a prosperous and respectable merchant, eventually falling in love with his Chinese business partner's daughter Pearl, a delicate beauty twenty years his junior. As a wedding present, he builds for her the most magnificent mansion in Hong Kong. Then Semah arrives unannounced from Calcutta to take her place as mistress of the house...and life will change irrevocably for all of them.
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