After numerous attempts to write books and plays he finally abandoned his career in the book trade in 1983 and returned to his childhood home to write sarum a historical novel.

Edward rutherfurd china png. Moving back and forth in. He is best known as a writer of epic historical novels which span long periods of history but are set in particular places. Through the human stories of british american and chinese families the novel tells the sweeping and dramatic tale of how the west met the exotic empire of china and humiliated her. 4 6 out of 5 stars 193.

The west and britain in particular had an unquenchable appetite for chinese tea but lacked the silver to buy it. Edward rutherfurd is a pen name for francis edward wintle born 1948 in salisbury england. Rutherfurd attended the university of cambridge and stanford business school. Get your kindle here or download a free kindle reading app.

Edward rutherfurd the internationally bestselling author of sarum london new york and paris turns his pen to the bustling modern behemoth that is china a country full to the brim with a deep beautiful and sometimes violent heritage. This seventy year family saga starts in the nineteenth century during the reign of britain s queen victoria. Don t have a kindle. On november 11 1920 two years following the armistice that ended the war both france and the uk buried the remains of soldiers whose bodies couldn t be identified.

So western merchant adventurers resorted to smuggling in opium in exchange. Doubleday 15 may 2018 language. The novel rutherfurd takes readers into the rich and fascinating milieu of the middle kingdom. Nineteenth century china was a proud and ancient empire ruled by the manchu and forbidden to foreigners.

Find great deals on ebay for edward rutherfurd. His debut novel sarum set the pattern for his work with a ten thousand year storyline. 4 3 out of 5 stars 82. Edward rutherfurd has enthralled millions of readers with his grand sweeping historical sagas that tell the history of a famous place over multiple generations.

After world war i a movement began to commemorate unknown fallen soldiers with a single tomb. Set from the 1800s onwards rutherfurd s beautiful novel explores the modern history of china with all the signature authenticity and in. Read more and purchase. Edward rutherfurd was born in england in the cathedral city of salisbury.

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