Title: Modern Chinese family history
Product review: "At the age of fifteen, my grandmother became the concubine of a warlord." That's a grabber, if ever there was one. Author Jung Chang, who now lives in London, leads readers through the traumatic events that befell her family members as the Communist revolution overwhelmed the country. Even if you think you understand the far-reaching and pervading effect of Chairman Mao's edicts, I guarantee your eyes will open even wider as you read the 500 pages of Wild Swans.Although Mao's rise to power destroyed the corrupt Kuomintang and brought quick relief from their brutality, subsequent events proved the truth of the old axiom, Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, for Mao created a maelstrom that ultimately resulted in the deaths of 40 million Chinese. The country plunged into years of famine, torture, and chaos.Written by a member of the Red Guard and the granddaughter of that concubine introduced in the beginning, Wild Swans will stand the test of time.
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