Anna and the King
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A sweeping historical romance set in 19th-century Siam that balances the tenderness of an unlikely cross-cultural love affair with the darker political tensions of the era.
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.
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