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Mingmei Yip
Dear Librarian, PETALS FROM THE SKY is a moving love story about a young, aspiring Buddhist nun set in Hong Kong, Manhattan and Paris. It follows the success of my debut novel Peach Blossom Pavilion, the story of the last Chinese Geisha. Watching her parents' relationship disintegrate, even though it was based on love, Meng Ning decides to live the serene life of a nun to avoid the messiness of dealing with men. But when she joins a retreat to test her karma to be a nun, her sensuality is aroused for the first time when a fire breaks out and she is carried to safety by an American doctor. The unexpected intimacy with an exotic, handsome stranger forces Meng Ning to decide between a life of non-attachment and one of passion. Meng Ning's life becomes even more complicated when her nun mentor attempts to lure her back to the temple just after Meng Ning meets the doctor's sinister former fiancée and is nearly seduced by his gorgeous best friend. This poignant story is inspired by my own life growing up with Buddhist nuns. Mingmei Yip www.mingmeiyip.com
Petals from the Sky / Mingmei Yip / Kensington / Paperback; 352 Pages
Price: $15.00 / ISBN: 978-0758241818 / Published: March, 2010 Mingmei Yip is one of our featured authors this week. Click here to view her reader comments and feel free to use them in your newsletters. |