‘An atom bomb of a book.’ — Time
‘An atom bomb of a book.’ — Time
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Praise for Jung Chang
“An inspiring tale of women who survived every kind of hardship, deprivation and political upheaval with their humanity intact.” Hillary Clinton, O, The Oprah Magazine
“Wild Swans made me feel like a five-year-old. This is a family memoir that has the breadth of the most enduring social history.” Martin Amis, Independent on Sunday
News & Events
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Upcoming Events for the Publication of ‘Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister; Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China’
Events:
- 12 October – Cheltenham Literary Festival
https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature/whats-on/2019/jung-chang/
- 13 October – Durham Literary Festival
https://durhambookfestival.com/programme/event/jung-chang-big-sister-little-sister-red-sister/
- 14 October – Manchester Literary Festival
http://www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/jung-chang-38927
- 15 October – Linghams Bookshop, Heswall
- 18 October – Salisbury Literary Festival (Salisbury Cathedral)
https://salisburyliteraryfestival.co.uk/festival-events/jung-chang/
https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/17799181.salisbury-literary-festival-2019-line-up-unveiled/
- 19 October – London Literature Festival / Asia House at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank
- 20 October – Dublin Festival of History (Printworks of Dublin Castle)
- 22 October – Toppings, Edinburgh (Greenside Church)
https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinburgh/jung-chang-2/
- 23 October – Toppings, Bath (Christchurch)
https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/jung-chang-3/
- 24 October – Waterstones, Canterbury
https://www.waterstones.com/events/jung-chang-three-sisters-talk-with-slides/canterbury-rose-lane
- 29 October – Blackwells, Oxford (Newman Rooms)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jung-chang-big-sister-little-sister-red-sister-tickets-69725128737
- November 7 – Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival 2019, South Carolina
www.charlestontocharleston.com/
- 13 November – Dulwich Literary Festival (George Farha Auditorium)
- 18 November – Chorleywood Bookshop (Chorleywood Memorial Hall)
https://chilternbookshops.co.uk/event/big-sister-little-sister-red-sister/
- 28 November – Daunts, Marylebone High Street
- 1 December – Cambridge Literary Festival
http://www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com/whatson/jung-chang/
- 2 December – How To Academy, Conway Hall
- 5-8 March 2020 – Aldeburgh Literary Festival
- May 2020 – Hay
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Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister; Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China: Publication 17 October 2019
About Jung Chang
Jung Chang at a gate of the Forbidden City where Empress Dowager Cixi lived.
Jung Chang is the best-selling author of Wild Swans, which The Asian Wall Street Journal called the most widely read book about China, and Mao: The Unknown Story (with Jon Halliday), which was described by Time as “an atom bomb of a book.”
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