{"product_id":"red-lotus-1","title":"Red Lotus","description":"\u003cp\u003eYip Mann, an elderly spice farmer, should have known better than to purchase a fifteen-year-old cherry-girl as his concubine, especially one beautiful enough to be seen as Ch ien Gum - comparable to a thousand pieces of gold. But surely he deserves such a plaything to give him the last of his sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo Yip Mann s dismay, the wilful concubine dies bearing him a worthless girl-child. After her death he must make use of the girl as best he can: by binding her feet in the forbidden practice of the Golden Lotus, he can sell her for a higher price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the daughter he names Li-Xia - Beautiful One - has the fighting spirit of her rebellious mother, escaping the crippling bandages: she knows her feet will be her freedom. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd when they lead her into the path of a mysterious foreign devil , Li-Xia takes the first steps on a new and perilous journey . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pai Kit Fai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164632924329,"sku":"9781847440617","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781847440617.webp?v=1780722878","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/red-lotus-1","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}