Pearl of China

By: Anchee Min

Narrated by: Angela Lin

An internationally best-selling author, Anchee Min draws upon her Chinese heritage to pen lush historical epics. Here she transports listeners to the Far East for a fictionalized account of acclaimed author Pearl Buck’s youth.

Arriving in late 19th-century China with her missionary parents, Buck is soon fascinated by her new home and strikes up a friendship with a young Chinese girl named Willow. The two become inseparable, even as civil war, failed relationships, and world conflicts threaten all they hold dear.

©2010 Anchee Min (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"Ardently detailed, dramatic, and encompassing, Min’s fresh and penetrating interpretation of Pearl S. Buck’s extraordinary life delivers profound psychological, spiritual, and historical insights within an unforgettable cross-cultural story of a quest for veracity, compassion, and justice." ( Booklist)

Wonderful book

This is a wonderful book. It drew me in, and made me feel that I was there in China with them. P.S. The narrarator, Angela Lin, can really sing!

Truly A Pearl

Couldn't stop listening, the author and narrator bring life back to an amazing and brilliant woman.

Fictionalized story of Pearl S Buck

This story made me want to get "The Good Earth". Is was a fast moving tour of China in the early 20th century. The characters were very believable.

Utterly Fascinating

Anchee Min allows the reader to step right into the world of these 2 young women from different cultures. The reader is flooded with sensory information as well as temporal events. There is no criticism of either way of life which is refreshing... merely an acceptance of difference. Elegant and Evocative. I was dismayed when I finished the book. Highly recommended reading.

amazing history

I loved the story, the history, the characters. The performance of the reader is extraordinary- and she has a very beautiful singing voice!