Peony by Pearl S. Buck
I and my family recently stayed with my publisher, Brian Hades, who invited us to help ourselves to the paperbacks lining the walls of his basement, as he is planning to clear them out soon to make way for rennovations. My daughter, Jennifer, took home a big load. I confined myself to about ten. Well, maybe twenty. The first one I read was old and dry that pages fell out as soon as they were turned, so I wandered around Heritage Park, in Calgary, periodically discarding pages of an Agatha Christie novel in waste bins. The second one I read is the jewel that inspired this blog entry: Peony by Pearl S. Buck, written in 1948 and still delightful.
3 Comments:
I love that book! I had read it in the fifth grade, but can still remember the characters vividly... do you know where I could buy it? Books by Pearl Buck are impossible to find in the average bookshop.
Also, if you liked "Peony", you might want to try "Imperial woman", "The mother" and "The good earth"... all amazing & extremely insightful!
Thanks for the tip mrunmayee. :-) I bet you can find Pearl Buck books in a used book store. Or from one of the online services like alibris.com
I found what appears to be a first edition of this book in a book swap. I am reading it now. It is captivating!
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