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Original Title:	The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel: A Novel
ISBN:	1596917032 (ISBN13: 9781596917033)
Edition Language:	English

The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel Paperback | Pages: 304 pages

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Title	:	The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel
Author	:	Maureen Lindley
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 304 pages
Published	:	September 1st 2009 by Bloomsbury USA (first published 2008)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Cultural. China. Asia. Japan. Literature. Asian Literature

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An electrifying epic, based on the incredible true story of a Chinese princess turned spy.

Peking, 1914. When the eight-year-old princess Eastern Jewel is caught spying on her father's liaison with a servant girl, she is banished from the palace, sent to live with a powerful family in Japan. Renamed Yoshiko Kawashima, she quickly falls in love with her adoptive country, where she earns a scandalous reputation, taking fencing lessons, smoking opium, and entertaining numerous lovers. Sent to Mongolia to become an obedient wife, Yoshiko mounts a daring escape and eventually finds her way back to Peking high society—this time with orders from the Japanese secret service.

Based on the true story of a rebellious woman who earned a controversial place in history, The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel is a vibrant reimagining of a thrilling life—a rich historical epic of palace intrigue, sexual manipulation, and international espionage.

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This was a fast and fascinating read that I absolutely could not put down. Unlike the typical Asian female narrator (i.e. an Amy Tan heroine), Yoshiko aka Eastern Jewel is not ashamed of her weaknesses and is ruthless as she navigates a treacherous and fast-changing Eastern landscape across China, Japan, and Mongolia. While this is a novel, it relies on an excellent background of research by Lindley, and I was definitely inspired to learn more about the woman behind the story.

This was entertaining.. I felt sorry for Eastern Jewel despite my disgust with her lifestyle choices. The author showed us many possible sides to this controversial woman. The book is written like a memoir starting with Eastern Jewel as a child who is shunned from her home, family, and country of China for spying on her father while he has relations with a concubine. All through her childhood, EJ or Yoshiko as she becomes tries hard to make people love her, but to no avail. Seems everybody has a

This was a fast and fascinating read that I absolutely could not put down. Unlike the typical Asian female narrator (i.e. an Amy Tan heroine), Yoshiko aka Eastern Jewel is not ashamed of her weaknesses and is ruthless as she navigates a treacherous and fast-changing Eastern landscape across China, Japan, and Mongolia. While this is a novel, it relies on an excellent background of research by Lindley, and I was definitely inspired to learn more about the woman behind the story.

Ugh - I had so much trouble getting through this book. I made it about halfway through my advanced copy. The descriptions are beautifully done and the book is well-written. However, the character is just simply unlikeable. At first I had sympathy for her but it became painful to read. Every few pages contains a graphic sex scene, most of which involved rough, aggressive sex bordering on BDSM. This is not something I'd choose to read (to each his/her own, no judgement, but not my thing)...but I

This book was written as if Eastern Jewel was writing a memoir. At the end, I wondered why I didn't have a feel for who Eastern Jewel was as a person. I didn't know her motivations, her abandonment issues, her attachment to Japan, or disgust for China. After reading a person's journal for 300 pages, I expect to know a little more! Why didn't Eastern Jewel get more upset about being sterilized after the abortion? Wasn't she scared of the abuse of her stepfather and stepgrandfather? She didn't

The author, Maureen Lindley, has a really deft way of painting the atmosphere of China and Japan surrounding the life of the last Chinese emperor in a way that was touchingly effective. I can't really say I liked the character of Eastern Jewel, as a person, very much and there just wasn't much of her behavior that I could empathize with, but given her background, the way she lived and the swirling change of governments and turmoil she had to navigate through that is understandable.