Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0618531467 . A handsome first printing of this first edition copy in unread Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket, SIGNED by author Anchee Min with her unique signature directly on the title page; Set in the violent period of the late 19th century China, Anchee Min continues the story of Tsu Hsi, Lady Yehonala -- or Empress Orchid and her dramatic transition from a strong-willed, instinctive young woman to a wise and politically savvy leader who ruled China for more than four decades ; 8vo; Signed by Author .

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The last decades of the nineteenth century were a violent period in China’s history, marked by humiliating foreign incursions and domestic rebellions and ending in the demise of the Ch’ing Dynasty. The only constant during this tumultuous time was the power wielded by one woman, the resilient, ever-resourceful Tsu Hsi -- or Empress Orchid, as readers came to know her in Anchee Min’s critically acclaimed, best-selling novel covering her rise to power. The Last Empress is the story of Orchid’s dramatic transition from a strong-willed, instinctive young woman to a wise and politically savvy leader who ruled China for more than four decades. In this concluding volume Min gives us a compelling, very human leader who assumed power reluctantly and sacrificed all to protect those she loved and an empire that was doomed to die.

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 13444
Title: The Last Empress - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: Min, Anchee
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10: 0618531467
ISBN 13: 9780618531462
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 2007
Keywords: Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, History Asia China Emperor Woman Women
Bookseller catalogs: Author Collections / Min, Anchee;

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