Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister

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Discover the fascinating story of three sisters whose lives intertwined with the dramatic changes in modern Chinese history. This gripping narrative from Jung Chang, bestselling author of Wild Swans, explores their complex bonds of sisterhood and betrayal.

An epic tale of three sisters who each left a powerful legacy in twentieth-century China.

These sisters became some of the most renowned women in China during a time of monumental upheaval. Red Sister rose to become Mao Zedong’s vice-chair, Little Sister served as the first lady of pre-Communist Nationalist China, and Big Sister amassed great wealth, becoming one of the nation’s richest women.

Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister takes readers on an expansive journey spanning continents and political landscapes. From exile quarters in Japan and Berlin to secret meetings in Moscow, and from the Communist elite’s compounds in Beijing to the halls of power in democratic Taiwan, Jung Chang paints a vivid portrait of these extraordinary women.

With a narrative that is both intimate and sweeping, this book reveals how the lives of these three sisters were deeply intertwined with the shaping of twentieth-century China’s history.

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