sheilaw 's review for:

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang

5.0

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Fantastic memoir spanning the 20th century in China. Chang tells the stories of her grandmother (footbinding, concubine), her mother, and herself. While bringing the recent history of China to light, Chang also allows the reader insight into the relationships among members of her family, their loyalties, and life under the Communist regime. Highly recommended to anyone traveling to China (although the book has been banned there, I had no issues whipping it out and reading it on the subway, bus, parks, etc.)