Deadly power struggle within both the harem and the court. The gorgeous backdrop of the Tang Dynasty, when the imperial China was at her peak. The forbidden romance between a young crown prince and one of his royal father's widows. A Machiavellian heroine who is determined to create her own destiny, against all odds.
The tale of the one and only female emperor in the history of China.
The complicated family saga of both the Royal Family and the Wu clan, t A few reasons why I recommend this book:
For the first time in thirteen centuries, Empress Wu flings open the gates of her Forbidden City and tells her own astonishing tale–revealing a fascinating, complex figure who in many ways remains modern to this day.moreĪ few reasons why I recommend this book: -The tale of the one and only female emperor in the history of China. On the other, she was a passionate patron of the arts who brought Chinese civilization to unsurpassed heights of knowledge, beauty, and sophistication.Īnd yet, from the moment of her death to the present day, her name has been sullied, her story distorted, and her memoirs obliterated by men taking vengeance on a women who dared become Emperor. On the one hand, she was a political mastermind who quelled insurrections, eased famine, and opened wide the routes of international trade. Propelled by a shrewd intelligence, an extraordinary persistence, and a friendship with the imperial heir, she rose through the ranks to become the first Empress of China. Inside the Forbidden City, she witnessed seductions, plots, murders, and brazen acts of treason. In seventh–century China, during the great Tang dynasty, a young girl from the humble Wu clan entered the imperial gynaecium, which housed ten thousand concubines. Inside the Forbidd A ravishing historical novel of one of China's most controversial historical figures: its first and only female emperor, Empress Wu, who emerged in the Tang Dynasty and ushered in a golden age. A ravishing historical novel of one of China's most controversial historical figures: its first and only female emperor, Empress Wu, who emerged in the Tang Dynasty and ushered in a golden age.
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