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Jiang Ching, the unintended daughter of a concubine, rises from Shanghai's theatrical world to become the wife of revolutionary leader Mao Zedong. Her life, depicted in a fictionalized narrative, follows her through the formative years of the Communist rule in China, illustrating her personal and political transformations amid the country’s turmoil.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Anchee Min
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