![]() ![]() When she does the fa dance makes its reveal (gee I wonder what that means…). From there, with her trusty eunuch sidekick An-te-hai, he gains the attention of the Emperor after a good while of not having even talked to him or spent time with him. Several application processes later (won’t give those away), she qualifies as a concubine. And how do you get out of a situation like that? By becoming one of seven wives for the Emperor Hsein Feng. To put it in the fewest words possible, this book is about the rise of Orchid aka Tzu Hsi from girl down on her luck about to be married off to a guy named Ping, who is both her cousin (hey it was okay back in the day, don’t judge), and basically Special Ed from Crank Yankers with an Opium addiction. I admit it was a bit hard to understand what was going on throughout the book, since I am not too familiar with Chinese history, but it was a great introduction to it. ![]() It talks about the road to becoming an Empress, from being poor, to getting picked to be a concubine, to Empress. It’s a historical fiction novel based on the life of Tzu Hsi, also known to be China’s longest ruling and last Empress. Anyhoo, the book to be reviewed today is Empress Orchid by Anchee Min. SWEET!! My first review to be on this blog! Would’ve been sooner but there were a few things that I had to deal with the last couple of days but that’s beside the point. ![]()
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