Peony in Love

Peony In Love...is not just another love story or another story about China. This book is much deeper than what it projects itself to be. Peony in Love is about females throughout the world during the olden days where traditional beliefs and taboos were steep and followed to the dot. Arranged marriages for girls were a norm and more often than not - loveless. During the olden days, females were...more

Peony In Love...is not just another love story or another story about China. This book is much deeper than what it projects itself to be. Peony in Love is about females throughout the world during the olden days where traditional beliefs and taboos were steep and followed to the dot. Arranged marriages for girls were a norm and more often than not - loveless. During the olden days, females were looked upon as a lower caste which were only useful for bearing sons and ensuring that the husband and in-laws were happy. It was a burden to the family to be born as a daughter during those days. Daughters are raised to be married off with a huge dowry Peony in Love is about how the females quietly fight for their rights to be heard, their rights to speak up, their rights to choose their own husband and the right to be respected as a contributor to the family's welfare and the society. The popular cowherd and the 7th maiden folklore together with the taboos of the Chinese were brought to life by Lisa See in this book. After the first chapter it's quite difficult to put the book down as Lisa See keeps transporting you from one stage of Peony's life to another   hide