The Bondmaid

Set in Singapore in the fifties, the novel focuses on the story of Han. Sold as a slave into the House of Wu at the age of four, she forms a close bond with the heir of the household, but the idyllic childhood soon turns into a life of struggling against tradition and tyranny.

First sentence: THE CHILD HAN WAS ABOUT TO BE TAKEN AWAY.

Year

1995

Language

English

Publisher

Grand Central Publishing

Editions

2

Pages

368

ISBN

9780446607346

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