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Pearl of China is a fictional composite of probable people in China known to Pearl S. Buck throughout her life. The narrator of the tale is Willow, an early childhood friend of Pearl's who tells of Pearl's life and childhood in Chinag-kua, and companions her periodically as Pearl returns to China before leaving with the advent of Mao's takeover and the expulsion of foreigners. Moving through the major events of Chinese history and politics (with some serious literary license) until the end of Pe
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There's so much potential in the premise of this book, but ultimately it reads very much like the novelization of a book report on Pearl S. Buck - the prose is deeply stilted and the characters seem as if they're reading from a script in their second language. Buck's life story is a fascinating one, but this isn't the best presentation.
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