Kathryn Harrison
The Binding Chair
- ISBN 13:
- 9781841152691
- author:
- Kathryn Harrison
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Fourth Estate
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Binding Chair A Novel by Kathryn Harrison. Set against the vibrant backdrop of early 20th-century Shanghai, this novel weaves together two women's lives in a complex dance of love, loss and transformation. In the midst of a tumultuous era, a Chinese woman named May escapes an arranged marriage to build a new life in a Shanghai brothel, where she meets Arthur, an Australian philanthropist with a penchant for getting entangled in his own scrapes. As their lives intersect, May finds herself bound by more than just her literal feet - and it is through the eyes of Arthur's young niece Alice that we glimpse the deep-seated desires and fears that drive these two women. As the story unfolds, the boundaries between past and present begin to blur, and the search for home becomes a desperate quest for escape. With elegant prose and a keen eye for detail, Kathryn Harrison explores the intricate web of relationships that bind us together - and the devastating consequences of our choices.
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