Wild Swans: Three Daughters of ChinaRoyal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind, 2014 This is the story of three generations of women in twentieth-century China. The author describes the extraordinary lives and experiences of her family members: her grandmother was a warlord's concubine; her mother struggles as a young idealistic Communist; and her parents' experiences as members of the Communist elite and their ordeal during the Cultural Revolution. She also describes her life growing up under Chairman Mao's rule and the impact he had on China. |