Marla C. (Purgeclutter) reviewed on 3/1/2008 + 8 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

This is an incredible book. It covers almost 100 years of China's history through the lives of a concubine, a communist, and the next generation, who eventually lives in England. I have read several books on the Cultural Revolution, but this is so detailed and much broader. It is incredible to imagine China today from all of this and makes me want to visit all the more. This book is vivid in imagery, poignant and heart wrenching, to the very end. Loved it. Not light reading. Great for long plane rides or insomniacs.

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