Petals From The Sky (Paperback)

When twenty-year-old Meng Ning declares that she wants to be a Buddhist nun, her mother is aghast. In her eyes, a nun's life means only deprivation - 'no freedom, no love, no meat'. But to Meng Ning, it means the chance to control her own destiny, and to live in an oasis of music, art, and poetry far from her parents' unhappy union. With an enigmatic nun known as Yi Kong, 'Depending on Emptiness', as her mentor, Meng Ning spends the next ten years studying abroad, disdaining men, and preparing to enter the nunnery. Then, a fire breaks out at her Buddhist retreat, and Meng Ning is carried to safety by Michael Fuller, a young American doctor. The unprecedented physical contact stirs her curiosity. And as their tentative friendship grows intimate, Meng Ning realizes she must choose between the sensual and the spiritual life.

General

Imprint:	Kensington Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2010
First published:	March 2010
Authors:	Mingmei Yip
Dimensions:	210 x 147 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-7582-4181-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Promotions
LSN:	0-7582-4181-X
Barcode:	9780758241818

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