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Peony In Love

Peony has neither seen nor spoken to any man other than her father a wealthy Chinese nobleman. Nor has she ever ventured outside the cloistered women's quarters of the family villa. As her sixteenth birthday approaches she finds herself betrothed to a man she does not know but Peony has dreams of her own. Her father engages a theatrical troupe to perform scenes from The Peony Pavilion" a Chinese epic opera in their garden amidst the scent of ginger green tea and jasmine. 'Unmarried girls should not be seen in public ' says Peony's mother but her father allows the women to watch from behind a screen. Here Peony catches sight of an elegant handsome man and is immediately bewitched. So begins her unforgettable journey of love desire sorrow and redemption."
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Peony has neither seen nor spoken to any man other than her father a wealthy Chinese nobleman. Nor has she ever ventured outside the cloistered women's quarters of the family villa. As her sixteenth birthday approaches she finds herself betrothed to a man she does not know but Peony has dreams of her own. Her father engages a theatrical troupe to perform scenes from The Peony Pavilion" a Chinese epic opera in their garden amidst the scent of ginger green tea & jasmine. ' Unmarried girls should not be seen in public ' says Peony's mother but her father allows the women to watch from behind a screen. Here Peony catches sight of an elegant handsome man & is immediately bewitched. So begins her unforgettable journey of love desire sorrow & redemption."

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Jasmine - A sweet smelling tropical shrub
Peony - A sweet smelling flowering plant
Garden - An outside area with grass and foliage
Watch - A small clock designed to be worn on a person
garden - A planned space used for the display, cultivation and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature.
Tea - A hot beverage made from the leaves of a tea plant
Love - Someone who shows deep affection for someone else.
Scent - The smell of something. Perfume has a strong scent.
Family - A group of people that live together made up from parents and children.

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