Buck including rare images from the author's estate. Much has been written about Tzu Hsi, but no other novel recreates her lifethe extraordinary personality, together with the world of court intrigue and the period of national turmoil with which she dealtas well as Imperial Woman.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck brings to life the amazing story of Tzu Hsi, who rose from concubine status to become the working head of the Qing Dynasty. When the emperor dies, she finds herself in a role of supreme power, one she'll command for nearly fifty years. From the Nobel Prizewinning author of The Good Earth: the New York Timesbestselling biography of Tzu Hsi, the concubine who became China’s last empress. Buck recreates the life of one of the most. Buck, Imperial Woman ( New York : John Day Company. Imperial Woman The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. Already set apart on account of her beauty, she's determined to be the emperor's favorite, and devotes all of her talent and cunning to the task. She asked for contributions, and invited the women she wrote to attend the League's. Born from a humble background, Tzu Hsi falls in love with her cousin Jung Lu, a handsome guardbut while still a teenager she is selected, along with her sister and hundreds of other girls, for relocation to the Forbidden City. Buck brings to life the amazing story of Tzu Hsi, who rose from concubine status to become the working head of the Qing Dynasty. Buck brings to life the amazing story of Tzu Hsi, who rose from concubine status to become the working head of the Qing Dynasty. From the Nobel Prizewinning author ofThe Good Earth: theNew York Timesbestselling biography of Tzu Hsi, the concubine who became China's last empress.
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