Synopsis An international bestseller with over three million copies in print, this is the story of three generations, mostly of women, in a Chinese family.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2003-08-05 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 544 pages | | Height: | 8.3 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 18.4 oz |
Publisher's Note Traces three generations of a family in twentieth-century China, during which a warlord's concubine, a powerful Communist Party member, and a Cultural Revolution survivor witness Mao's impact on their nation and their livelihoods.
Industry Reviews "This is a powerful, moving, at times shocking account of three generations of Chinese women, as compelling as Amy Tan." Mary Morris
"Mesmerizing...makes visible, intimate and immediate, the pain and horror that are cloaked in the silence of China's recent history." Bernstein
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