Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels

Winner of over 20 awards including Rubery Award BOOK OF THE YEAR and Writer’s Digest GRAND PRIZE ... An Extraordinary Multigenerational Saga.

A high position bestowed by China's empress dowager grants …

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