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Empress Orchid

By: Anchee Min
Narrated by: Alexandra O'Karma
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Summary

It is the final days of the Chinese Empire when Orchid, a beautiful 17-year-old from an aristocratic but impoverished family, finds herself unexpectedly chosen to become a lower-ranking concubine of the emperor. Inside the Forbidden City jealousies and foul play abound, but Orchid is determined to survive. Little does she know that China will collapse around her and that she will be its last empress....
©2004 Anchee Min (P)2004 Recorded Books
Historical Fiction
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Good story, poor sound quality.

The narrator has unfortunately set up recording equipment poorly so that the narration is constantly punctuated by swallowing sounds and gross noises.

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