Three Women, One Family, a Century of China
Jung Chang’s landmark memoir-history remains a towering account of modern China seen through three generations of women. Expansive, moving and full of political and personal upheaval, it’s a powerful recommendation for readers who want history told through lived experience.
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Three Women, One Family, a Century of China
Jung Chang’s landmark memoir-history remains a towering account of modern China seen through three generations of women. Expansive, moving and full of political and personal upheaval, it’s a powerful recommendation for readers who want history told through lived experience.
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Ideal for readers who:
- Read modern Chinese history through vivid personal stories
- Are fascinated by three generations of women living through upheaval
- Enjoy books deeply rooted in China and its twentieth-century history
- Prefer powerful life writing with lasting emotional impact
OVER 13M COPIES SOLD - THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING PHENOMENON - NUMBER 8 ON SUNDAY TIMES BEST OF THE BESTSELLER LIST
Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival.
Through the story of three generations of women in her own family - the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother and the daughter herself - Jung Chang reveals the epic history of China's twentieth century.
Breathtaking in its scope, unforgettable in its descriptions, this is a masterpiece which is extraordinary in every way.
- About The Author
- Jung Chang was born in Yibin, Sichuan Province, China, in 1952. She was briefly a Red Guard, and then a peasant, a 'barefoot doctor', a steelworker and an electrician. She came to Britain in 1978, and became the first person from the People's Republic of China to receive a doctorate from a British university. Her books include 'Wild Swans', which won the 1992 NCR Book Award and the 1993 British Book of the Year, and sold over 10 million copies. She lives in London.
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- ISBN
- 9780007463404
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- William Collins, (14 July 2016)
- Number of Pages
- 720
- Weight
- 490 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 47 mm
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