Category Archives: Jung Chang

The Best of 2016!

Posted on January 1, 2017 by shoshibookblog

2016 was a rough year in so many ways, but at least I was able to comfort myself with some outstanding books.  The best of these of course, were reviewed on the blog and, after careful deliberation, I think I … Continue reading →

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Another Must-Read Biography: ‘Wild Swans’ by Jung Chang (1991)

Posted on July 10, 2016 by shoshibookblog

I first tried reading ‘Wild Swans’ many years ago.  I distinctly remember making it through a description of Jung Chang’s grandmother’s bound and rotting feet (in chapter 1: ‘Three-inch Golden Lillies’).  I stopped reading in the section where the narrator’s mother … Continue reading →

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