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Author: Simon Choa-Johnston Genre: Historical Fiction, Memoir Type: Trade Paperback Pages: Source: Publisher Publisher: Penguin Group - Random House Publishing First Published: May 3, First Line: "A four-year-old's encounter with the devil is different from a grown-up's." Book Description from GoodReads: Two women compete for the affections of their opium merchant husband in a tale of. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for The House of Wives by Simon Choa-Johnston (, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Inspired by the lives of Choa-Johnston's ancestors, The House of Wives is an unforgettable novel about the machinations of the early opium trade, and about two remarkable women determined to secure a dynasty for their children in the tumultuous British Crown colony. /5(9).

Published by Simon Choa-Johnston on The House of Wives Two women compete for the affections of their opium merchant husband in a tale of friendship fortune and rivalry in colonial Hong Kong In a young Jew from Calcutta named Emanuel Belilios leaves. Inspired by the lives of Choa-Johnston's ancestors, The House of Wives is an unforgettable novel about the machinations of the early opium trade, and about two remarkable women determined to secure a dynasty for their children in the tumultuous British Crown colony. The House of Wives (Book): Choa-Johnston, Simon: Penguin PutnamTwo women compete for the affections of their opium merchant husband in a tale of friendship, fortune and rivalry in colonial Hong Kong In , a young Jew from Calcutta named Emanuel Belilios leaves his dutiful wife Semah and sets sail for Hong Kong to make his fortune in the opium trade.

Simon Choa-Johnston, a Canadian author, pens a heart-touching yet intense historical fiction, The House of Wives that narrates the story of three human souls, all connected by the trade and the aura of opium, where an opium merchant gets so blinded by the hunger to be a successful businessman that he drags the two most important people of his life into it, thus irking up a crossfire between those two individuals, until they all find peace to live together. The House of Wives. Simon Choa-Johnston. Penguin Books Limited, - Fiction - pages. 9 Reviews. The House Of Wives by Simon Choa-Johnston. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, ,