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Pavilion of Women

by Pearl S. Buck

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If you enjoy a side order of screaming at the author with your strong characterization (as with the last third or so of _The Good Earth_), you'll love this book. A gem, as undeservedly obscure as anything else by Buck. (

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ex_ottoyuhr | Nov 2, 2008 |

I read this book over and over in highschool, but I haven't reread it since then. It doesn't hold up perfectly to my memory, but it's still a fascinating book. I always liked this title far more than "The Good Earth". (

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practicalkatie | Oct 25, 2008 |

got bored halfway through and quit. (

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 1946)

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It was her fortieth birthday.

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From the author of The Good Earth comes the story of Madame Wu, a woman whose surprising decision to retire from married life and select a concubine for her husband upsets her extended household. "A searching, adult study of women written with high seriousness and sympathy." - The New York Times Book Review

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