Better a Whore Than a Concubine

Dewdrop Publications proudly presents Singaporean author Chan Joon Yee’s third novel entitled Better a Whore Than a Concubine. This book is a novel based on the colourful life of Ming Dynasty courtesan, Liu Ru Shi.

Sold to a brothel when she was young, Liu Ru Shi grew up among scholars. She went on to become a well-known poet, musician and artist, living through the chaotic transition period between the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Liu lived the life of a liberated woman, promiscuous but refusing to sell her soul even when other intellectuals had surrendered. It is rated 18+.

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