num_pages: 640
description: Northern China, 1899. As the Boxer Rebellion erupts, a cast of innocents, fanatics, sinners, and lovers are drawn to the Palace of Heavenly Pleasure - an infamous brothel that overlooks an execution ground - where the fury of the East will meet the ideals of the West and all will face their destiny. Adam Williams's first novel is a historical tour-de-force and a triumphant return to traditional storytelling on a truly grand scale.
language: English
title: The Palace of Heavenly Pleasure
titlecomplete: The Palace of Heavenly Pleasure
genres: Fiction, Historical, Asia, China, Romance, Asian Literature, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 414
publisher: Thomas Dunne Books