Golden Lilies

Century-old letters tell a story of timeless love in a vanished country First translated by American scholar Elizabeth Cooper in 1914 and published as My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard , this haunting collection of letters was out of print until discovered by bestselling author Eileen Goudge. In its pages she found the story of Kwei-li, a noblewoman of nineteenth-century China. In rich, elegant detail, Kwei-li writes of passionate love for a man whom she first meets on their wedding day. She