by Site Owner | May 10, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction
Immerse Yourself in 18th-century Beijing By Pauline A. Chen Alfred A. Knopf, $26.95, 400 pages Set in 18th-century Beijing, The Red Chamber is a masterful tale of the Jia mansion and its inhabitants. The reader is immediately immersed in the...