![]() ![]() Her official title is Lady of the Greatest Virtue. ![]() She is chosen as the Imperial consort of the fourth rank. Orchid is eligible because she is Manchu and that her father was the rank of "Blue Bannerman". Orchid gets a chance to better her life when Emperor Hsien Feng issues a decree stating that he is looking for "future mates". Once in Peking, they move in with a distant uncle and his mentally retarded and opium addicted son Ping (also known as 'Bottle'). His family travel to his birthplace Peking with his coffin for burial. His death left Orchid, her two siblings and her mother in poverty. The story begins with the death of her father who was once a governor of Wuhu. ![]() The novel follows the life of a young Manchu girl named Orchid Yehonala. Names within the story are different in spelling but retain the same pronunciation - allowing the reader to identify each relevant character to his or her real life counterpart.Įmpress Orchid was also a 2006 nominee for the Richard and Judy Best Read of the Year Award. It is written in first person and is a sympathetic account of the life of Empress Dowager Cixi - from her humble beginnings to her rise as the Empress Dowager. 2004 Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, New York hardbound with black boards and gilt lettering along spine very good condition, appears unread dust jacket very good.Įmpress Orchid (2004) is a novel by Anchee Min which was first published in Great Britain in 2004. ![]()
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