THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF EASTERN JEWEL

An electrifying epic based on the incredible true story of a Chinese princess turned spy. Peking 1914. When the eight-year-old princess Eastern Jewel is caught spying on her father’s liaison with a servant girl she is banished from the palace sent to live with a powerful family in Japan. Renamed Yoshiko Kawashima she quickly falls in love with her adoptive country where she earns a scandalous reputation taking fencing lessons smoking opium and entertaining numerous lovers. Sent to Mongolia to become an obedient wife Yoshiko mounts a daring escape and eventually finds her way back to Peking high society—this time with orders from the Japanese secret service. Based on the true story of a rebellious woman who earned a controversial place in history The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel is a vibrant reimagining of a thrilling life—a rich historical epic of palace intrigue sexual manipulation and international espionage.