{"product_id":"the-bitter-tea-of-general-yen-paperback-by-grace-zering-stone-foreword-by-victoria-wilson","title":"The Bitter Tea of General Yen Paperback by Grace Zering Stone Foreword by Victoria Wilson","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2014-09-23)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e224\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780804170864\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e231.34\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.99 x 5.16 x 0.68\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe groundbreaking novel that was the basis for Frank Capra’s strange, shocking drama starring Barbara Stanwyck and Nils Asther. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Traveling to Shanghai to marry her medical missionary fiancé, the beautiful Megan Davis finds herself caught in the toils of civil war between Republican and Communist forces. Determined to save the inhabitants of an orphanage in a Communist-occupied city nearby, Megan joins a nighttime rescue mission that ends up under attack by a mob. She avoids death only thanks to the intervention of General Yen, who brings her to his palace, where they come to form an unlikely trust and companionship in one another. As the political climate sours and violence outside the palace walls escalates, the motives behind various associates of the General are called into suspicion, leading to an unexpected and irreparable betrayal.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Originally published in 1930, this absorbing novel of war-torn China was adapted into a film in 1933. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a new foreword by Victoria Wilson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVintage Movie Classics\u003c\/b\u003e spotlights classic films that have stood the test of time, now rediscovered through the publication of the novels on which they were based.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eGrace Zaring Stone was an American novelist and short story writer. She is perhaps best known for having three of her novels made into films: \u003ci\u003eThe Bitter Tea of General Yen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWinter Meeting\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEscape\u003c\/i\u003e. She also used the pseudonym of Ethel Vance. She died in 1991 in Mystic, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45446831603873,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780804170864","price":17.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780804170864.jpg?v=1764228645","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-bitter-tea-of-general-yen-paperback-by-grace-zering-stone-foreword-by-victoria-wilson","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}