The Good Earth (House of Earth #1)
Pearl S. Buck
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· 43 ratings · 212 pages · Published: 1931
Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work in the city. The working people riot, breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded, he begins to rise in the world, even as the House of Hwang falls.
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