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Title: Last Empress
Author: Anchee Min
Narrator: Alexandra O'karma
Format: Unabridged
Length: 14:55:54
Language: English
Release date: 01-01-2008
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Fiction & Literature, General
Summary:
At the end of the nineteenth century, China is rocked by humiliating foreign attacks and local rebellions. The only constant is the power wielded by one woman: the resilient, ever-resourceful Tzu Hsi, also known as Empress Orchid. Moving from the intimacy of the concubine quarters into the spotlight of the world stage, Orchid makes a dramatic metamorphosis from a strong-willed young woman to a wise political leader, who must not only face the perilous condition of her fading empire but also a series of devastating personal losses. Yearning to step aside yet growing constantly into her role, only she can hold the nation's rival factions together...
