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Books by 路拾衣
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Luo Xizi 罗喜子
Amid the misty rains of Republican-era China, a beautiful woman from a poor family cannot escape her fate. Her beauty catches the eye of her wealthy cousin, a son born to a concubine. Her mother encourages his advances, hoping to use her daughter to climb into a life of privilege, and in the end she is forced to enter the wealthy household as a concubine. Within its walls, her mother-in-law favors one side, the legal wife is domineering, and schemes abound amid all the finery. Can she endure the
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The Rise and Fall of the Old House 故宅浮沉
In the 1930s, the country lies in ruins. Amid the turmoil of the times, the prosperous Lu family of eastern Sichuan sets aside the intrigues of the household. To thwart the Japanese invaders’ plot to seize the Yangtze River docks and enter Sichuan by water, the whole family unites to outwit and fight the enemy. In the end, the family is destroyed, leaving behind a tragic song of a time of chaos.
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Song of Parting and Regret 离歌恨
Taken as a child bride at six, A Li was worn down by endless torment in her husband's home until she had no tears or blood left to shed. Her birth family was helpless in the grip of poverty; her husband's home was a living hell she could never escape. Clinging to her mother's words, she fought with all her might, but in the end, she couldn't break free of the shackles of fate. On a cold night, a broken bridge. A wedding dress sank into the river. The song of parting on the ridge had barely faded
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A Mistake in Lan’s Finery 澜妆错
A single encounter became a love at first sight that lasted a thousand years; a blood-soaked calamity condemned them to pass one another by, life after life. Lan Zhuang can only watch the dawns and dusks go by. They search for one another through three lifetimes, wandering in circles, yet fate's cruel missed connections always win. In this long mortal world, when will they finally grasp that thread of destiny?
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