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Seamlessly magnificent and explores the chines culture in the 1800,s poetically. The dramatic...
Sadly this book wasn't for me. It didn't grip me or engage me. This is not to say it isn't a good...
Gernally, books that are inspired by real events and real people are major a pull in for me. I...
A fictional account of the life of Sai Jinhua, a courtesan of the late Qing Dynasty, this novel...
I found it quite attention grabbing when the book first began as the chapter opened in the...
I had no idea what to expect when I first opened this book. I was hoping it would be great...
This book was easily a 5 star plus read. It was highly readable, a page turner, and quite an...
Inspired by real events and real people, The Courtesan is a great book focused on the period of...
A beautiful story that has clearly taken a lot of effort and love to write. It has clearly been...
The Courtesan de Alexendra Curry traite de la Chine fin des années 1800. J'aime beaucoup la...
Honestly, this style of book is not something that I would typically pick up. However, the...
The Courtesan is a fantastic example of historic literature. The book is well written and it...
There is no doubt this is a meticulously researched novel. The sense of time and place is...
I loved this book! The style of writing is beautiful and lyrical, really drawing me into the...
“The Courtesan” was a striking and interesting read by an author I had never heard of before. I...
The book is set in the guangxu reign which was when the great powers of the west( England, France...
I got a chance to read the first look at this book - the first two chapters I think it was - at...
It is a good story however I struggled to get into it at the start. It didn't flow easily and...
I was completely engrossed in the first portion of the book, but after Jinhua's time in Vienna, I...
This book surprised me with it's lyrical writing style and it's harrowing story - made all the...
Unfortunately i struggled to get into this book, but not from anything wrong with the book...
Author Alexandra Curry adopted a beautifully lyrical style of writing in this book. Which was...
If I'm honest, the cover didn't really grip me and I wan't entirely sure that I was going to...
A fabulous story of Chinese history. Jinhua, a little orphan girl is sold to the "go-between" and...
This has all the makings of a good page turner. I am intrigued to find out the journey the...
The cover doesn't interest me at all as it seems like it would be a boring book but the story...
Sai Jinhua was a real person, immortalised in Chinese poetry and tales as a heroine for changing...
Fictional account of a real person. Set in the Qing dynasty of the 1880's. The story starts with...
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