In beautiful proses, author Shan Sa details desciptions of imperial life, traditions, beliefs, fears and sexuality during the 7th century of China's history. It leads the reader through the rise of Empress Wu from the life of a commoner to Empress through clever manipulation of those around her. Time and again the empress demonstrated her merciless repression of family members to retain order in the empire as well as to retain her supreme status. This is a wonderful account of a memorable woman of ancient China.
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