"In this groundbreaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Cixi fought against monumental obstacles to change China. Under her the ancie

Based on a decade of research and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before--and with virtually everyon

Based on a decade of research and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before--and with virtually everyon

A Chinese woman chronicles the struggle of her grandmother, her mother, and herself to survive in a China torn apart by wars, invasions, revoluti

Tells the story of three women--Jung Chang, her mother, and her grandmother--whose lives and fortunes mirror the tumultuous twentieth century in