Peony is the cloistered daughter of a wealthy family is betrothed to a suitor she has never met, these lyrics from The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings. In the garden of the Chen Family Villa, a small theatrical troupe is performing scenes from this epic opera. Peony attends the production, watching from behind a screen, but catches sight of a handsome man and begins a journey of love and sorrow.

Death is lurking amongst the equivocal high society of a rich Venetian town, where life is suddenly disturbed by the actions of a merciless assassin who uses strange rituals in killing his victims leaving no trace. An ordinary employee, a detective inspector, an international mercenary searching for an identity. A spine-chilling novel with all the flavour of a classic crime story but with dark undertones, as disturbing and rapid as the hand of the...

For 150 years... ...the case remains unsolved. Will Daphne's special powers help solve it? Daphne loves being a journalist. Digging up the next big story drives her. Sometimes, the leads take her down a different path. When she finds the body at Peony House, the city's abandoned hospital, she is onto more than just a big headline. Writing isn't her only talent. Daphne has powers. Things get complicated when Detective Hunter gets involved. They...

A Study Guide for Marilyn Chin's "Peony", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.

Asia Folklore The of Tale of Peony Flowers Bilingual Edition In English and Germany Languange. In Yedo there dwelt a samurai called Hagiwara. He was a samurai of the hatamoto, which is of all the ranks of samurai the most honourable. He possessed a noble figure and a very beautiful face, and was beloved of many a lady of Yedo, both openly and in secret. For himself, being yet very young, his thoughts turned to pleasure rather than to love, and morning,...

On a casual walk along the Cornish Coast, Pineapple "Motts" Mottley stumbles upon a body and a perilous new murder case in the second novel in the Motts Cold Case Mystery series. As spring rolls into summer, Motts settles into her cottage. She's enjoying a daily stroll when a body in the sea destroys her peace and quiet. It brings yet another mystery for her to solve. How does a woman who vanished from Polperro three years prior wind up battered by...

How Mrs. Ming's pet dragon, Silk Peony, becomes the official parade dragon of China.

The Chinese immigrant experience, featuring a girl and her two brothers. The girl is a budding tap dancer, one brother is a weakling, the other a boxer who joins the U.S. Marines. The novel is set in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the years leading to World War II. The anti-Japanese hysteria is also seen through their eyes. A first novel.

This Kun qu opera, originated in Kun mountain area of Jiangsu province today during Chinese Ming Dynasty, presents a romantic and poetic love story about a young woman who returns from the dead to reunite with her true love during Southern Song period (960-1279). This is an abridged version of the epic masterpiece written in 1598, aiming to attract to young audience today. Combines acting, singing, dance, aerobatics, stilt-walking, puppetry, recitation,...