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Imperial Woman

by Kirsten Potter, Pearl S. Buck

1956 346 pages eng ★ 5.0 (3 ratings)

Imperial Woman is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China, Ci-xi, who began as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908.Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriguing rulers during a time of inte…

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