LACQUER LADY

by F. Tennyson Jesse

Book Overview

An account of a young girl who leaves Brighton for the Kingdom of Mandalay and Burma where she becomes the favourite of the Burmese Queen. When she falls in love the destiny of that magnificent kingdom is changed forever.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0860680894
• ISBN13: 9780860680895
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Length: 383 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A solid book set in an exotic local (Siam, 19th century)

Not as good as her "A Pin to see the Peepshow" but atmospheric with a bit of danger and a bit of romance in 19th century Asia.For those seeking somethin off the beaten track.