Download or read book The Palace of Heavenly Pleasure written by Adam Williams and published by Saint Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2003 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the year 1900 in China as the Boxer Rebellion erupts, a host of innocents, fanatics, sinners and lovers are drawn to the Palace of Heavenly Pleasure. Here the fury of the East meets the ideals of the West in a brothel overlooking an execution ground. Originally published: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2003.