DESCRIPTION : Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival. Through the story of three generations of women in her own family - the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother and the daughter herself - Jung Chang reveals the epic history of China's twentieth century. Breathtaking in its scope, unforgettable in its descriptions, this is a masterpiece which is extraordinary in every way. PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9780007463404 BY (AUTHOR) Chang, Jung PUBLISHER : HarperCollins Publishers PUBLICATION DATE : March 01, 2012 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : William Collins LANGUAGE : English AGE : General PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 198 mm x 129 mm WEIGHT : 520 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Biography, Literature & Literary studies