Dimensions
129 x 197 x 24mm
Set in Singapore in the early 1950s, 'The Bondmaid' captures the special ethos of a wealthy and powerful Chinese household in that bygone era.
A little girl, Han, is sold as a bondmaid into the House of Wu, where she grows up with the young heir. But the idyll of childhood attachment quickly turns into a nightmare of thwarted sexual passion, as Han, beautiful, proud and uncompromisingly loyal, struggles against the forces of tradition and tyranny in a household where patriarchs and matriarchs wield inexorable power, lustful male relatives watch young bondmaids to claim their rightful share of pleasure, and gods and goddesses smile to see the human drama unfold.
'The Bondmaid' chronicles the power of one woman's love - right to its terrifying climax.
