一本《柳如是传》，将她自幼的聪慧好学，年少时因家贫而被贩卖到吴江为婢，最后沦落风尘的一生详述而尽。本书呈现出的柳如是，能歌善舞，诗词歌赋样样精通。12岁被卖入相府，因周道登贪图其美色，最终再度轮落红尘。而后亦师亦友的李代问，因世俗观念抛弃她。梦中情人张溥，只是她人生路上的匆匆过客。再恋宋徵舆，让她再度深陷苦海。而最爱陈子龙，在她心上划下深深伤痕。花甲老人钱谦益，给了她依靠，却非她所爱……本书透过柳如是的一段段非常的经历，托举出了那个斑驳岁月里的薄命红颜。 ( The book The Biography of Liu Rushi has concluded the story that when she was young, she was smart and studious but later she was trafficked to the Wujiang as maidservants because of poverty and finally was driven to prostitution in detail. Liu Rushi presented in this book was good at singing and dancing and proficient in verses, ditties, odes and songs. At 12-year-old, she was sold to the government house. Since Zhou Daoden coveted for her beauty, she was driven to prostitution again. And then affected by the public idea, Li Daiwen who was both the friend and teacher decided to give up her. Her dream lover Zhang Pu was just the passer-by in her life. Her love with Song Zhengyu let her fell into the bitter sea for the second time. The man she loved the most only hurt her heart deeply. Although she could relied on the elderly Qian Qianyi but she did not love him……Through a section of Liu’s extraordinary experience, this book has shown her miserable life . )