Thursday, February 2, 2012

Any good romance novels set in China?

I'm looking for a good romance novel set in China maybe in the Ming Dynasty (1368鈥?644) or anything before that would be fine. Maybe something written in the past 10-15 years if possible?Any good romance novels set in China?
Peony in Love by Lisa See

Set in 17th-century China, See's fifth novel is a coming-of-age story, a ghost story, a family saga and a work of musical and social history. As Peony, the 15-year-old daughter of the wealthy Chen family, approaches an arranged marriage, she commits an unthinkable breach of etiquette when she accidentally comes upon a man who has entered the family garden



Emperor: A Romance of Ancient China by Larry Fields

Peasants, local officials, aristocrats, and organized crime syndicate members are caught up in the drama of the empire鈥檚 forging, vividly depicted through the eyes of a historian intent on telling the history of the first Emperor of China in Emperor!: A Romance of Ancient China.



Ming: A Novel of Seventeenth-Century China by Robert B. Oxnam

During the 17th century, China faces severe upheaval as the Manchus threaten from the north and the Ming Dynasty slowly strangles on the corruption that pervades the court. For Chinese women of the aristocracy, life in this very traditional society is quite restricted. Meihua learns to read and write by secretly observing the lessons given to her brothers. She later develops a friendship and eventually a love for Longyan



Falling in Love: Stories from Ming China [Paperback]

Patrick Hanan (Editor)

Falling in love, with all its accompanying problems, was a subject of obsessive interest among writers and readers in the Ming Dynasty, when society held strictly to arranged marriages. The stories in this engaging collection all deal with this theme in very different ways, sometimes comically, sometimes tragically. They portray young people choosing their own lovers, resorting to ingenious stratagems and risky escapades in defiance of contemporary mores. Chosen to represent the best works from the great age of the vernacular story, they offer an admirable introduction to the world of Chinese fiction in this eraAny good romance novels set in China?
It's actually set in the 17th century, but do have a look at Lisa See's Peony in Love. It's about a girl who is obsessed with the romance fiction of the Ming Dynasty. It's a love story and a ghost story.

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