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Maureen Lindley
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lizpatanders
lizpatanders rated it 15 years ago
I won this book through a giveaway on GoodReads which I entered because I thought the book looked intriguing. After perusing some reviews and ratings, I wasn’t sure that I would love it, but I decided it deserved a fair chance anyways. Once I started reading the first chapter, I had kind of a hard...
drey's library
drey's library rated it 15 years ago
I requested this book based on the cover--I didn't know who Eastern Jewel was, which makes me wonder if I should somehow be ashamed to not know the history of my own race? Anyway. I asked for it, received it, and read it.I have to admit, it took me a while to finish. Not because I didn't enjoy the b...
katethebookmonsters
katethebookmonsters rated it 15 years ago
This novel combines some of my favorite elements: historical fiction and Asian themes. There are many aspects of this novel that surprised me. While I did not mind the first person point of view, I really wish that I had gotten to know the main character better. The reader is given only glimpses int...
Sharon E. Cathcart
Sharon E. Cathcart rated it 16 years ago
Maureen Lindley's "The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel" is a novel based on the life of Eastern Jewel, a cousin of China's last emperor (Pu Yi). She is sent to live in Japan by her father and eventually becomes a spy for the Japanese army during that country's occupation of China.Eastern Jewel is w...
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