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My Splendid Concubine (2007)

by Lloyd Lofthouse(Favorite Author)

3.5 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0595458432 (ISBN13: 9780595458431)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

iUniverse

review 1: I loved this work of historical fiction. THe author details everyday life in China in the 1850-60s and the clash in culture between the west and the east. The love story is fascinating as Robert tries to meld his love for a Chinese girl and his Western values. His rise in power also reveals how astute and insightful Hart is. I read about his actual accomplishments and it is stunning what this man did for China and the west. Hard to tell how much is based on truth - but it certainly reads true. A must read.
review 2: This could have been a 'splendid' biography of Sir Robert Hart, a British ex-pat who had an illustrious career in China starting in the British consulate and becoming the Inspector general of China. He was renowned for his diplomatic and manageria... morel skills and was fluent in mandarin and customs of China. However the book reads like some kind of soft porn with his concubines and only touches on what life in China would have been like in the late 1800's. I go fed up reading about his erect member....... less

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