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  • Written by: Jung Chang
  • Narrated by: Pik-sen Lim
  • Length: 27 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)

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Narrated by: Pik-sen Lim
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Publisher's Summary

Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular best seller and a critically acclaimed history of China that opened up the country to the world.

Through the story of three generations of women in her own family - the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother, and the daughter herself - Jung Chang reveals the epic history of China's 20th century.

Breathtaking in its scope, unforgettable in its descriptions, this is a masterpiece that is extraordinary in every way.
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What the critics say

"Immensely moving and unsettling; an unforgettable portrait of the brain-death of a nation." ( The Sunday Times)
" Wild Swans made me feel like a five-year-old. This is a family memoir that has the breadth of the most enduring social history." ( The Independent on Sunday)

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Absolutely incredible!

I found this book difficult to get into at first. But once the story got moving along I was absolutely in awe of the author’s incredible life story. I thought I knew a thing or two about China but I didn’t before listening to this book.

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A heartbreaking and victorious insight into China

For a Canadian born Chinese whose parents were born in Hong Kong, Jung, entertainingly satisfied a thirst to connect with my history. Through her story telling and historical elements, it paints a picture of China as well as broke many of the misunderstandings about Communist China.

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