On the death of her mother, Lin Daiyu, a beautiful young girl,
is taken far away to the capital to live with her mother''s
aristocratic relatives in the inner courtyards of Rongguo Mansion.
eeducated and resourceful, Daiyu has grown up in relative freedom
down south. Now she finds herself in the strictly regulated society
of 18th century Beijing where women are bought and traded like
cattle. This is a highly competitive female society of first wives,
concubines and servants all jockeying for power. Dazzled by the
easy charm and rebellious intelligence of her cousin, Baoyu, whose
miraculous birth with a piece of jade in his mouth means that he
holds the fortune of the family in his hands, Daiyu falls
dangerously in love. And as she tries to tread a delicate path
between following her heart and doing what is asked of her, she
discovers that no one''s loyalty is immune to the pressures of
society. Beautifully written, THE RED CHAMBER brings you into a
world where wealth and duty, love and passion, continually
collide.
關於作者:
Pauline Chen has degrees from Harvard and Yale Law School, and a
doctorate from Princeton University and has taught at the
University of Minnesota. At age 34, she left academia to pursue a
long-deferred dream of writing fiction.