Storytime
Aug 11, 2021
2 minutes
Epic tale
China by Edward Rutherfurd, Hachette
By the author of the sweeping , and sagas, this novel is set around real events in 19th-century China. The Opium Wars broke out when the West lacked silver to buy tea; adventurers resorting to smuggling opium. Rutherfurd’s cast of characters includes concubines and eunuchs and a favourite – ‘Lacquer Nail’. At seven he is walked to
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