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The Interior: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries)
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Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780812978698
ISBN: 0812978692
Label: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2007-12-31
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Release Date: 2007-12-31
Studio: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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“See paints a fascinating portrait of a complex and enigmatic society, in which nothing is ever quite as it appears, and of the people, peasant and aristocrat alike, who are bound by its subtle strictures.”
–San Diego Union-Tribune
While David Stark is asked to open a law office in Beijing, his lover, detective Liu Hulan, receives an urgent message from an old friend imploring her to investigate the suspicious death of her daughter, who worked for a toy company about to be sold to David’s new client, Tartan Enterprises.
Despite David’s protests, Hulan goes undercover at the toy factory in the rural village of Da Shui, deep in the heart of China. It is a place that forces Hulan to face a past she has long been running from. Once there, rather than finding answers to the girl’s death, Hulan unearths more questions, all of which point to possible crimes committed by David’s client. Suddenly Hulan and David find themselves on opposing sides: One of them is trying to expose a company and unearth a killer, while the other is ethically bound to protect his client. As pressures mount and danger increases, Hulan and David uncover universal truths about good and evil, right and wrong–and the sometimes subtle lines that distinguish them.
“[See] illuminates tradition and change, Western and Eastern cultural differences. . . . All this in the middle of her thriller which is also about greed, corruption, abuse of the disadvantaged, the desperation of those on the bottom of the food chain, and love.”
–The Tennessean
“Sophisticated . . . graceful . . . See’s picture of contemporary China’s relationship with the United States is aptly played out through her characters.”
–Los Angeles Times
“Immediate, haunting and exquisitely rendered.”
–San Francisco Chronicle
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Summary: What "made in China" means
Comment: I recently read this for my book club and I really enjoyed it. Lisa See's prose & plot are addictive, one of those books that you want to keep reading to see what happens.
As I was assembling my children's Christmas gifts this year, I thought about all these little parts made in China. Part of the story takes place in a Chinese factory that makes dolls, and in our group we discussed the pros/cons of foreign companies taking their business to China, how it affects the local population. These are all interesting issues that will only become more prominent and important with time. See does a great job of intertwining political & economic issues with fascinating fiction.
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Summary: Interesting
Comment: I enjoy mysteries and suspense novels. Lisa See never misses. Always makes it interesting and you learn a little something along the way.
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Summary: authentic and gripping
Comment: I spent 6 wks in Xian working in a hospital. The rules of etiquette were shocking to me until I caught on. This book mirrored for me the nature of interpersonal interactions as I experienced them in China. The novel felt so authentic that it felt like I had been afforded a trip to the interior of the country that I was unable to accomplish while I was in the country.
The story-line was fascinating and I was caught up almost from the start. The characters were so well drawn that I felt I could actually see them in my mind's eye.
I miss China. Thanks for the trip back there, Lisa See. And thanks for a gripping, terrific tale.
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Summary: A banquet for your imagination
Comment: Lisa See guide you with incredible details thru the streets of China and USA. A mistery of inimaginable proportions. Were culture diferences and both goverments, China and USA, manipulates the lives of David Stark and Liu Hulan. Interesting, in this bloody and horrible mystery, a love story is reveiled and make you wonder about love, traditions, cultural revolutions. Two cultures so diferent but how they both have so much in common. The ending is surprising. I most say I couldnt let it go until I finished it.
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Summary: Wonderful
Comment: Excellant plot, and avoided cliches is trying to otherwise "use" the concept of America and China, men and women in the context of the story. Though on first glance it seems like the story could have been seen before, the writing and development sets it apart. It is a well written engrossing story with well developed characters. This is the first Red Princess Mystery I have read and enjoyed it - I will make sure to look at the others in this
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