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Set mainly during the nineteenth-century decline of the Qing dynasty, the novel follows Chinese, British and American families whose lives intersect through trade, diplomacy, missionary activity and war. Their stories move from the opium trade and the First Opium War through the Taiping Rebellion and the mounting foreign pressure on the imperial court. The result is a broad account of a society confronting internal revolt, commercial exploitation and forced engagement with Western powers.
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