An erotic story of Imperial China from the author of "Red Azalea" and "Becoming Madame Mao".

The acclaimed memoir from the bestselling author of Empress Orchid

In the town of Chin-kiang, two girls bump heads and become thick as thieves. Willow is the only child of a destitute family. Pearl is the daughter of Christian missionaries. She will grow up to become Pearl S. Buck, the Nobel Prize-winning writer and activist, but for now she is just a girl enchanted by her new Chinese friend.