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Pearl of China

By: Anchee Min
Narrated by: Angela Lin
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An internationally best-selling author, Anchee Min draws upon her Chinese heritage to pen lush historical epics. Here she transports listeners to the Far East for a fictionalized account of acclaimed author Pearl Buck’s youth.

Arriving in late 19th-century China with her missionary parents, Buck is soon fascinated by her new home and strikes up a friendship with a young Chinese girl named Willow. The two become inseparable, even as civil war, failed relationships, and world conflicts threaten all they hold dear.

©2010 Anchee Min (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC Biographical Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Biography China

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"Ardently detailed, dramatic, and encompassing, Min’s fresh and penetrating interpretation of Pearl S. Buck’s extraordinary life delivers profound psychological, spiritual, and historical insights within an unforgettable cross-cultural story of a quest for veracity, compassion, and justice." ( Booklist)

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This is a wonderful book. It drew me in, and made me feel that I was there in China with them. P.S. The narrarator, Angela Lin, can really sing!

Wonderful book

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Couldn't stop listening, the author and narrator bring life back to an amazing and brilliant woman.

Truly A Pearl

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This story made me want to get "The Good Earth". Is was a fast moving tour of China in the early 20th century. The characters were very believable.

Fictionalized story of Pearl S Buck

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Anchee Min allows the reader to step right into the world of these 2 young women from different cultures. The reader is flooded with sensory information as well as temporal events. There is no criticism of either way of life which is refreshing... merely an acceptance of difference. Elegant and Evocative. I was dismayed when I finished the book. Highly recommended reading.

Utterly Fascinating

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I loved the story, the history, the characters. The performance of the reader is extraordinary- and she has a very beautiful singing voice!

amazing history

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Great book! I could visualize the events. However, the singing was the cherry on top. The narrator had a beautiful voice and sang many songs. Great! Unexpected pleasure!

The narrator could sing!!

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I have always been interested in Pearl Buck and this story, told from a Chinese viewpoint was enlightening. It moved slowly in places and the semi-accent of the narator was a bit ponderous. I especially enjoyed leaning about the situatiopn of the peasents in the Mao era. Now I really want to visit Ms Buck's burial place in Pa

interesting contempory history

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I love the singers voice it really touched me. Pearl and Willow are wonderfully mischievous.

Great story, most beautiful.

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A beautifully written story with a mix of non-fiction and fiction. Some parts of the narrative do sound a bit fantastic and exaggerated, but it could easily be a faithful reflection of Buck's passion, experiences, and yearning for China. Well-worth the read. Lovely.

Beautiful and nostalgic

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Fictionalized Pearl S. Buck's Life

This is eminently enjoyable for a biography, although it is a totally imagined account of Buck's life growing up in China.

Angela Lin does a good job of narrating.

Fictionalized Pearl S. Buck's Life

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