A review by playertwo0o
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang

4.5

4.5/5 -  hit so close to home. i did only decide to read this because at a dinner party a family friend said his 14 year old daughter had read this and i'm an academic overachiever. 

i probably cried more reading this book than the entirety of last year - if i was holed away in my form room and MIA, i was reading this.   

This did create some very interesting conversation with my parents about their and my grandparents past in China, especially how my grandparents met during the Cultural Revolution. As a BBC that had limited knowledge of Chinese history, this book was a catalyst into my deep delve research into the history, geography and all the dynasties. 

I wouldn't take this as a pure factual telling; the instinct to protect family pride is deeply rooted.