基本信息出版社：Canongate Books Ltd
页码：224 页
出版日期：2007年11月
ISBN：1841959049
条形码：9781841959047
装帧：精装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Canongate Myths
外文书名：碧奴

内容简介 In Peach village, crying is forbidden. But as a child, Binu never learnt to hide her tears. Shunned by the villagers, she faced a bleak future, until she met Qiliang, an orphan who offered her his hand in marriage.Then one day Qiliang disappears. Binu learns that he has been transported hundreds of miles and forced to labour on a project of terrifying ambition and scale - the building of the Great Wall.Binu is determined to find and save her husband. Inspired by her love, she sets out on an extraordinary journey towards Great Swallow mountain, with only a blind frog for company. What follows is an unforgettable story of passion, hardship and magical adventure.
媒体推荐 Financial Times
A magical, vast and curious story. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

The Times
The painterly quality of Tong's words is striking --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Time Out
A gripping, insightful depiction of the lives of commoners under the Qin Dynasty --This text refers to the Paperback edition.