Imperial woman
by Pearl S. Buck and Kirsten Potter
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Imperial Woman is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China, Ci-xi, who began as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908.Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriguing rulers during a time of intense turbulence.Tzu Hsi was born into one of the lowly ranks of the Imperial dynasty. According to custom, she moved to the Forbidden City at the age of seventeen to become one of hundreds of concubines. But her singular beauty and powers of manipulation quickly moved her into the position of Second Consort.Tzu Hsi was feared and hated by many in the court, but adored by the people. The Empress's rise to power (even during her husband's life) parallels the story of China's transition from the ancient to the modern way.
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Fiction, biographical, Fiction, historical, general, American fiction (fictional works by one author), China, fiction, Fiction, Empresses, History, Fiction in English, Women, Children: Grades 4-6, Large type books, Chine, Histoire, Roman, Tzu Hsi, Impératrice de ChinePeople
Cixi Empress dowager of China (1835-1908), Tzʻu-hsi Empress dowager of China (1835-1908), Tz'u-hsi, Tz u-hsi Empress dowager of China (1835-1908)Places
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Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China
2013, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China
2013, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China
2013, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China
Feb 22, 2011, Oasis Audio
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Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China
Feb 22, 2011, Oasis Audio
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Imperial Woman
July 30, 2005, Moyer Bell Ltd.
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