Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China

Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China

From the Nobel Prizeâ€“winning author ofÂ The Good Earth: theÂ New York Timesâ€“bestselling biography of Tzu Hsi, the concubine who became Chinaâ€™s last empress.
Â In Imperial Woman, Pearl S. Buck brings to life the amazing story of Tzu Hsi, who rose from concubine status to become the working head of the Qing Dynasty. Born from a humble background, Tzu Hsi falls in love with her cousin Jung Lu, a handsome guardâ€”but while still a teenager she is selected, along with her sister and hundreds of other girls, for relocation to the Forbidden City. Already set apart on account of her beauty, sheâ€™s determined to be the emperorâ€™s favorite, and devotes all of her talent and cunning to the task. When the emperor dies, she finds herself in a role of supreme power, one sheâ€™ll command for nearly fifty years. Much has been written about Tzu Hsi, but no other novel recreates her lifeâ€”the extraordinary personality, together with the world of court intrigue and the period of national turmoil with which she dealtâ€”as well as Imperial Woman.Â This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the authorâ€™s estate.
Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-05-21
Format Kindle eBook

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