Nice book who else read before ? 
Wild Swans
Three Daughters Of China
by Jung Chang
Wild Swans is one of the most stunning works I have ever read, and
I would highly recommend this to anyone that seeks to understand
the complex history of China during the last century. The book
follows the lives of three generations of the Jung Chang's family.
Her Grandmother, Mother and herself. While the book is not intended
as a history lesson, the events in the family mirror the events of
the nation and give the reader a unique perspective and
understanding on events are seldom discussed in the western world.
The family suffers and endures through the end of the last Dynasty,
the Japanese Occupation, the Civil War and the ruthlessness of the
KMT. But nothing could quite prepare me for the utter
destructiveness of the Cultural Revolution and the horrors that
went along with it. It is difficult for me to fathom that such
atrocities could take place during my lifetime (I was born in
1965). And yet the book gives great hope that the spirit of
humanity can and will endure.
review by Tony Masiello