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Menurut tradisi, setiap tahun putri-putri keluarga Manchu dipanggil ke Istana Kaisar untuk diteliti oleh Ibu Suri. Yang dipilih hanya sedikit, dan mereka yang beruntung diangkat menjadi selir-selir sang Putra Langit. Mereka akan tinggal di dalam Kota Terlarang dan hidup dalam kemewahan, namun kesepian.

Tzu Hsi gadis yang tidak saja cantik, namun juga cerdik dan ambisius. Ia bertekad menjadi selir favorit, bahkan Ratu, bagi Kaisar, meskipun itu akan berarti mengorbankan laki-laki yang dicintainya dan mengabdi kepada seorang Kaisar yang banyak tingkah dan sakit-sakitan.

Di tengah kancah intrik istana, kecemburuan orang-orang kasim dan selir yang kurang favorit, bahaya pembunuhan terhadap dirinya maupun putranya, Tzu Hsi berhasil menjadi Kaisar wanita Cina yang terbesar. Namun, walaupun bijaksana dan penuh bakat dalam banyak hal, Tzu Hsi tidak pernah bersedia mengakui bahwa pengaruh negara-negara Barat semakin besar. Baru ketika keresahan pecah menjadi pemberontakan kaum Boxer yang mengerikan, ia bersedia berkompromi dengan realitas dunia modern.]]> 93521 18 1610546 book 1956 Imperial Woman total:575|5:184|4:225|3:134|2:28|1:4| 575 2282 814 79 704 3.87 30723 3153 23426353 1007892 1616670 9792228195 16 <![CDATA[Maharani]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185932970m/1616670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185932970s/1616670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1616670.Maharani 3.91 44
Menurut tradisi, setiap tahun putri-putri keluarga Manchu dipanggil ke Istana Kaisar untuk diteliti oleh Ibu Suri. Yang dipilih hanya sedikit, dan mereka yang beruntung diangkat menjadi selir-selir sang Putra Langit. Mereka akan tinggal di dalam Kota Terlarang dan hidup dalam kemewahan, namun kesepian.

Tzu Hsi gadis yang tidak saja cantik, namun juga cerdik dan ambisius. Ia bertekad menjadi selir favorit, bahkan Ratu, bagi Kaisar, meskipun itu akan berarti mengorbankan laki-laki yang dicintainya dan mengabdi kepada seorang Kaisar yang banyak tingkah dan sakit-sakitan.

Di tengah kancah intrik istana, kecemburuan orang-orang kasim dan selir yang kurang favorit, bahaya pembunuhan terhadap dirinya maupun putranya, Tzu Hsi berhasil menjadi Kaisar wanita Cina yang terbesar. Namun, walaupun bijaksana dan penuh bakat dalam banyak hal, Tzu Hsi tidak pernah bersedia mengakui bahwa pengaruh negara-negara Barat semakin besar. Baru ketika keresahan pecah menjadi pemberontakan kaum Boxer yang mengerikan, ia bersedia berkompromi dengan realitas dunia modern.]]> 1956 3 1 false Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 00:37:41 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 08 06:26:55 -0800 2008
Duluuu... tahun 1990-an kalau tidak salah, ada cukilan buku n...more...]]> 60297750 1409957 211221 9781671730410 1 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172731583m/211221.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172731583s/211221.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211221.Imperial_Woman 4.00 1 1956 4 0 false Fri Jun 19 09:20:17 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 12:36:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 11466747 734347 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 517 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 5 1 false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Jan 02 13:05:05 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 13:06:25 -0800 2008 52788437 1436667 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 575 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 5 0 false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 11:22:52 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 11:30:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 37642970 368201 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 575 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 3 0 false Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 13:08:28 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 12:43:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 59490302 1961006 1616670 9792228195 16 <![CDATA[Maharani]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185932970m/1616670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185932970s/1616670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1616670.Maharani 3.97 575
Menurut tradisi, setiap tahun putri-putri keluarga Manchu dipanggil ke Istana Kaisar untuk diteliti oleh Ibu Suri. Yang dipilih hanya sedikit, dan mereka yang beruntung diangkat menjadi selir-selir sang Putra Langit. Mereka akan tinggal di dalam Kota Terlarang dan hidup dalam kemewahan, namun kesepian.

Tzu Hsi gadis yang tidak saja cantik, namun juga cerdik dan ambisius. Ia bertekad menjadi selir favorit, bahkan Ratu, bagi Kaisar, meskipun itu akan berarti mengorbankan laki-laki yang dicintainya dan mengabdi kepada seorang Kaisar yang banyak tingkah dan sakit-sakitan.

Di tengah kancah intrik istana, kecemburuan orang-orang kasim dan selir yang kurang favorit, bahaya pembunuhan terhadap dirinya maupun putranya, Tzu Hsi berhasil menjadi Kaisar wanita Cina yang terbesar. Namun, walaupun bijaksana dan penuh bakat dalam banyak hal, Tzu Hsi tidak pernah bersedia mengakui bahwa pengaruh negara-negara Barat semakin besar. Baru ketika keresahan pecah menjadi pemberontakan kaum Boxer yang mengerikan, ia bersedia berkompromi dengan realitas dunia modern.]]> 1956 3 0 false Sat Jun 13 01:52:34 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 01:57:52 -0700 2009

ceritanya tentang, Empress Ci Xi masih muda, yang menjadi selir Kaisar karena terpilih, padahal dia bertunangan dengan saudaranya, lalu setelah menjadi selir, dia pun berselingkuh dengan tunangan nya terdahulu, lalu dia melahirkan Tung Cih...more...]]> 52224987 218019 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 575 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 4 0 false Fri Apr 10 14:28:10 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 14:33:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 50199628 2154372 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 575 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 5 0 false Mon Mar 23 13:17:27 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 08:17:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 30115937 693262 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 575 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 4 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Aug 14 05:38:15 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 05:38:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 28062750 994566 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 575 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 4 0 false Wed Jul 23 10:25:33 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 08:05:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 79329644 1731272 1616670 9792228195 16 <![CDATA[Maharani]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185932970m/1616670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185932970s/1616670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1616670.Maharani 3.97 575
Menurut tradisi, setiap tahun putri-putri keluarga Manchu dipanggil ke Istana Kaisar untuk diteliti oleh Ibu Suri. Yang dipilih hanya sedikit, dan mereka yang beruntung diangkat menjadi selir-selir sang Putra Langit. Mereka akan tinggal di dalam Kota Terlarang dan hidup dalam kemewahan, namun kesepian.

Tzu Hsi gadis yang tidak saja cantik, namun juga cerdik dan ambisius. Ia bertekad menjadi selir favorit, bahkan Ratu, bagi Kaisar, meskipun itu akan berarti mengorbankan laki-laki yang dicintainya dan mengabdi kepada seorang Kaisar yang banyak tingkah dan sakit-sakitan.

Di tengah kancah intrik istana, kecemburuan orang-orang kasim dan selir yang kurang favorit, bahaya pembunuhan terhadap dirinya maupun putranya, Tzu Hsi berhasil menjadi Kaisar wanita Cina yang terbesar. Namun, walaupun bijaksana dan penuh bakat dalam banyak hal, Tzu Hsi tidak pernah bersedia mengakui bahwa pengaruh negara-negara Barat semakin besar. Baru ketika keresahan pecah menjadi pemberontakan kaum Boxer yang mengerikan, ia bersedia berkompromi dengan realitas dunia modern.]]> 1956 5 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 29 15:50:13 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 21:44:17 -0800 2009 Kemauan dan usaha keras bisa membuat seseorang berada di puncak.
Semakin tinggi kedudukannya ,semakin kencang angin bertiup
Kekuatan selalu dapat dipercaya, sedangkan kelemahan selalu menimbulkan keraguan.
Jika p...more...]]> 52985209 2057685 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 575 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 4 0 false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 21:56:27 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 20:52:51 -0700 2009
I am now finished. Walt Disney should have read this book...more...]]> 5208013 264926 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 575 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 5 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 00:23:17 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 07:22:31 -0800 2009
Menceritakan tentang seorang wanita ambisius yang sejak dari awal pada saat dia dipanggil ke Istana Kaisar untuk diteliti oleh Ibu Suri yang kemudian kalau beruntung menjadi selir Kaisar mempunyai cita-cita untuk menjadi selir favori...more...]]> 66743210 1743499 3126167 2253010170 9782253010173 1 <![CDATA[Impératrice de Chine]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3126167.Imp_ratrice_de_Chine 5.00 1 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 5 0 false Sun Aug 09 10:02:03 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 10:04:15 -0700 2009 première femme à l'obtenir !
*

Impératrice de Chine l'exceptionnel destin de la dernière impératrice de Chine, Tseu-hi (1834-1908), qui s'opposa aux réformes et à la modernisation du pays avant de s'y résigner.

]]> 59320206 2384207 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 575 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 3 0 false Thu Jun 11 15:09:05 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 17:50:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42747935 1749053 1616670 9792228195 16 <![CDATA[Maharani]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185932970m/1616670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185932970s/1616670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1616670.Maharani 3.97 575
Menurut tradisi, setiap tahun putri-putri keluarga Manchu dipanggil ke Istana Kaisar untuk diteliti oleh Ibu Suri. Yang dipilih hanya sedikit, dan mereka yang beruntung diangkat menjadi selir-selir sang Putra Langit. Mereka akan tinggal di dalam Kota Terlarang dan hidup dalam kemewahan, namun kesepian.

Tzu Hsi gadis yang tidak saja cantik, namun juga cerdik dan ambisius. Ia bertekad menjadi selir favorit, bahkan Ratu, bagi Kaisar, meskipun itu akan berarti mengorbankan laki-laki yang dicintainya dan mengabdi kepada seorang Kaisar yang banyak tingkah dan sakit-sakitan.

Di tengah kancah intrik istana, kecemburuan orang-orang kasim dan selir yang kurang favorit, bahaya pembunuhan terhadap dirinya maupun putranya, Tzu Hsi berhasil menjadi Kaisar wanita Cina yang terbesar. Namun, walaupun bijaksana dan penuh bakat dalam banyak hal, Tzu Hsi tidak pernah bersedia mengakui bahwa pengaruh negara-negara Barat semakin besar. Baru ketika keresahan pecah menjadi pemberontakan kaum Boxer yang mengerikan, ia bersedia berkompromi dengan realitas dunia modern.]]> 1956 5 0 false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 20:28:10 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 21:34:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 40389846 126451 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 575 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 0 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 18 11:21:59 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 11:24:01 -0800 2008 25889618 1186349 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 575 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 5 0 false Mon Jun 30 00:40:28 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 14:11:14 -0700 2008 2 Update-August, 2008
I followed my own advice, and just finished re-reading Imperi...more...]]> 58699722 2300198 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 575 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 5 0 false Sat Jun 06 18:57:22 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 19:00:05 -0700 2009 16643567 622976 93521 1559210354 9781559210355 61 <![CDATA[Imperial Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492m/93521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256492s/93521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93521.Imperial_Woman 3.97 575 The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. 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.

Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empress's life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the reader through China's struggle for freedom and democracy.

]]> 1956 4 0 false Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 28 16:23:40 -0800 2008 Tue May 20 02:05:27 -0700 2008 Fulfilling. I felt like I just took an AP course on the Manchu Dynasty. This story is about the last Empress of China, Tzu Hsi. I was unsure about how to say her name so I asked my Mandarin speaking husband. And he quickly said her name and used the proper tones. I won't presume to spell it out phon...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1616670