Pavilion of Women (CD-Audio)

from CaptainsGirl

On her 40th birthday, Madam Wu sets in motion changes which she thinks will bring her freedom. By bringing a concubine into her household she sets in motion changes which upset the carefully crafted order. This is a commentary on the role of women in turn of the century China, but it more univers...

from reads4pleasure

Imagine awakening on your fortieth birthday and deciding that you were through performing for others. Their concerns were no longer yours and from that point on you were going to live the life you always envisioned. That's exactly what Madame Wu, the lead character of Pavilion of Women does. How ...

from margaretfield

Woman decides to get her husband a second wife; China. Leaves a lot to think about male-female relationships and female-female. Pearl S Buck is flawed by our standards but we miss a lot if we don't listen to her at all

from MrsLee

Pavilion of Women takes place in the early part of the 1900s, somewhere in inland China. Most of the story takes place within the private rooms of the mother of the household, Madame Wu. She is a woman who is indubitably in charge, and so we see her dealing with the characters of her children and...

from ex_ottoyuhr

If you enjoy a side order of screaming at the author with your strong characterization (as with the last third or so of _The Good Earth_), you should enjoy this book... It's certainly well worth reading, if rather frustrating at times...