One character in this novel finds two white pearls behind a loose brick; those pearls are later taken away and given to the servant Lotus Blossom.
One character in this novel finds two white pearls behind a loose brick; those pearls are later taken away and given to the servant Lotus Blossom. The protagonist of this novel only names two of his three sons. The protagonist's wife was mistreated by Cuckoo and sustains herself and the poor fool during a famine on a handful of beans given back to them by Ching. The protagonist takes Lotus as his concubine once he becomes rich. This novel opens with the protagonist's marriage to O-lan, a servant of the wealthy and seemingly great House of Hwang. For 10 points, name this novel that follows Wang Lung's ambitious acquisition of land, written by Pearl S. Buck.
One character in this novel finds two white pearls behind a loose brick; those pearls are later taken away and given to the servant Lotus Blossom.
The {Good Earth}