Wild Swans

Three Daughters of China

Jung Chang

The book chronicles the lives of three generations of Chinese women: the author's grandmother, a warlord's concubine; her mother, a committed Communist; and herself, during the Cultural Revolution. It provides a personal account of the dramatic changes in Chinese society over the 20th century, including the impact of political movements such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution on the lives of ordinary people.

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Empress Dowager Cixi

Jung Chang

The book provides a biography of Cixi, the powerful woman who effectively controlled the Chinese Qing dynasty for nearly half a century, from 1861 to 1908. It reevaluates her reign, depicting her as a reformer and modernizer who transformed China into a global power, challenging the traditional view of her as a tyrannical and conservative figure.

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