EPISODE · Apr 18, 2023 · 5H 33M
The Opium Queen by Gabrielle Paluch
from Don’t Miss: This Breakthrough Full Audiobook For Busy Professionals. · host Gabrielle Paluch
https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/128076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Opium Queen Author: Gabrielle Paluch Narrator: Hayden Bishop Format: mp3 Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins Release date: 04-18-23 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Southeast Asia Publisher's Summary: Olive Yang was a widely mythologized genderqueer lesbian opium-pioneer in the 1950s heyday of the Golden Triangle. After escaping an arranged marriage with a noble cousin, Olive felt that she had no choice but to lead a life of banditry with an anti-communist rebel army supported by the CIA. As her smuggling empire grew, she became so powerful and infamous that novelists were inspired to write about her evil ruthlessness and beauty. Yet, Olive’s real life and identity remained a mystery to many.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/128076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Opium Queen Author: Gabrielle Paluch Narrator: Hayden Bishop Format: mp3 Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins Release date: 04-18-23 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Southeast Asia Publisher's Summary: Olive Yang was a widely mythologized genderqueer lesbian opium-pioneer in the 1950s heyday of the Golden Triangle. After escaping an arranged marriage with a noble cousin, Olive felt that she had no choice but to lead a life of banditry with an anti-communist rebel army supported by the CIA. As her smuggling empire grew, she became so powerful and infamous that novelists were inspired to write about her evil ruthlessness and beauty. Yet, Olive’s real life and identity remained a mystery to many.
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