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Title: A wartime biography of the illustrious Soong sisters
Review: Emily Hahn was an American expatriate in China during the1930s. She came to know the Soong sisters, who in their daywere among the world's most famous and powerful women.This book, written in 1939-40 is an entertaining,informative introduction to the Soongs. At the time itwas published, The Soong Sisters created a storm ofcontroversy and provoked powerful emotions. It was one ofthe first biographies of the Soongs, and it continues tobe one of the best. Critics charged Hahn had "gone easy" on the Soongs; Soong supporters saidthe book was a "hatchet job." The real truth lies somewherein between. Hahn is a witty, engaging and perceptive writer.For that reason, The Soong Sisters is still good read, andit provides a contemporary perspective on three of thepersonalities who shaped post-war China.
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