
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister
Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China
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Narrated by:
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Catherine Ho
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By:
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Jung Chang
They were the most famous sisters in China. As the country battled through 100 years of wars, revolutions, and seismic transformations, the three Soong sisters from Shanghai were at the center of power, and each of them left an indelible mark on history.
Red Sister, Ching-ling, married the "Father of China", Sun Yat-sen, and rose to be Mao's vice-chair.
Little Sister, May-ling, became Madame Chiang Kai-shek, first lady of pre-Communist Nationalist China and a major political figure in her own right.
Big Sister, Ei-ling, became Chiang's unofficial main adviser - and made herself one of China's richest women.
All three sisters enjoyed tremendous privilege and glory, but also endured constant mortal danger. They showed great courage and experienced passionate love, as well as despair and heartbreak. They remained close emotionally, even when they embraced opposing political camps and Ching-ling dedicated herself to destroying her two sisters' worlds.
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister is a gripping story of love, war, intrigue, bravery, glamour, and betrayal, which takes us on a sweeping journey from Canton to Hawaii to New York, from exiles' quarters in Japan and Berlin to secret meeting rooms in Moscow, and from the compounds of the Communist elite in Beijing to the corridors of power in democratic Taiwan. In a group biography that is by turns intimate and epic, Jung Chang reveals the lives of three extraordinary women who helped shape 20th-century China.
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Critic reviews
"Chang seamlessly chronicles the lives and marriages of the Soong sisters in this captivating triple biography.... This juicy tale will satisfy readers interested in politics, world affairs, and family dynamics." (Publishers Weekly)
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Information Entertaining and Eye Opening
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Fascinating account of one of the most influential
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Good history
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Interesting account of 20th Century Chinese History
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Nevertheless, I thank the author for teaching me incredibly informative history of the political leaders and their ups and downs along their way... only the details of these sisters seemed too involved.
I cannot recommend all her other books enough!! So fascinating!! Even this one is really helpful historically in understanding the past hundred years in this part of the world in relation to the other ends of the world. I suspect I will always be looking out for her next book.
The Golden nuggets are widely spaced
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kinda disappointing
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