The Courtesan

A Heartbreaking Historical Epic of Loss, Loyalty and Love

Alexandra Curry

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twenty7
25 January 2017

Fiction & Literature; Historical romance; Historical fiction

The year is 1881, the era of China's humiliation at the hands of imperialist Europe. Seven-year-old Sai Jinhua is left alone and unprotected, her life transformed after her Mandarin father's summary execution for the crime of speaking the truth.

Now an orphan, Jinhua is sold to a brothel and put to work as a 'money tree', enduring the very worst of human nature thanks to the friendship and wisdom of the crippled brothel maid.

But when an elegant but troubled scholar takes Jinhua as his concubine, her world begins to expand. With him she will travel to Vienna, seeing things she has never imagined, and opening her heart to dreams she has never dared to dream...

Based on the true story of Sai Jinhua, Alexandra Curry's debut novel, The Courtesan, travels from the depths of the Chinese empire to the palaces of Vienna, and tells the true story of one young woman's journey from the depths of poverty to the centre of Chinese history.

By: Alexandra Curry
Imprint: twenty7
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 307g
ISBN: 9781785770166
ISBN 10: 1785770160
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 25 January 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alexandra Curry is a Canadian of Austrian and British parentage who has spent happy years living in Asia, Europe, Canada, and the United States. A graduate of Wellesley College, she now lives in Atlanta, Georgia.