![]() ![]() Much has been written about Tzu Hsi, but no other novel recreates her life-the extraordinary personality, together with the world of court intrigue and the period of national turmoil with which she dealt-as well as Imperial Woman. Imperial Women Hardcover Januby Pearl Buck (Author) 6 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 14.31 25 Used from 2.99 6 Collectible from 8. quite absorbing New York Times bestseller, Buck brings to life the story of Tzu Hsi. When the emperor dies, she finds herself in a role of supreme power, one she’ll command for nearly fifty years. New York Herald Tribune Imperial Woman: In this richly woven. 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. Imperial Woman is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China, Ci-xi. ![]() Born from a humble background, Tzu Hsi falls in love with her cousin Jung Lu, a handsome guard-but 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’s remarkable account of the life of Tzu Hsi, the magnetic and fierce-minded woman from humble origins who became China’s last empress A Pearl Buck Reader VOLUME 1, THE GOOD EARTH, IMPERIAL WOMAN, THE CHINA I KNEW New/Used Imperial Woman: an Historical Novel about the Last Empress of. ![]()
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