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Following the harrowing journey of Lady Lee Su-Mei and her family, The Opium Lord's Daughter is a work of historical fiction told from dual perspectives--Chinese and English--about the First Opium War, a dramatic and history-altering conflict. Su-Mei is a young woman not bound by convention, particularly the convention of foot binding. When we are first introduced to Su-Mei, the main character from which the historical novel The Opium Lord's Daughter derives its name, her heroic spirit is foretold as she valiantly resists her wealthy and powerful father--one of the largest opium traders in mid-19th century China--as he attempts to force her into this barbaric practice. Her defiance sets in motion a series of events forever altering her fate as well as the fates of those in her crumbling world. Through Su-Mei, readers are able to look with fresh eyes upon antiquated and harmful traditions and understand how time and experiences truly shape a person during...
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