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"McCune has recreated the splendor and intrigue of the imperial court in the Tang dynasty...giving us entertaining and informative access to a brilliant time and a complex woman."
JEFFREY RIEGEL
Chair, Department of East Asian Languages
University of California, Berkeley
Sweeping through exotic, turbulent seventh-century China, EMPRESS is the captivating epic of one extraordinary woman who would become the only female emperor in all of China's history. The story of Wu Jao, set against the backdrop of medieval China, reveals not only an age of horrifying barbarism, daring treachery, and precarious power, but also an eternal culture of sophistication and enlightenment.
JEFFREY RIEGEL
Chair, Department of East Asian Languages
University of California, Berkeley
Sweeping through exotic, turbulent seventh-century China, EMPRESS is the captivating epic of one extraordinary woman who would become the only female emperor in all of China's history. The story of Wu Jao, set against the backdrop of medieval China, reveals not only an age of horrifying barbarism, daring treachery, and precarious power, but also an eternal culture of sophistication and enlightenment.
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November 13, 2019
First and foremost, an utmost respect for the late Evelyn McCune who passed away in 2012. Evelyn has done a good deal of research into the life inside Tang China and into the accounts of Wu Zetian (personal name: Wu Zhao) from all resources, both that vilifying her and commended her. I recommended this book to anyone that interested in the Historical China and mostly in the life of Wu Zetian, the only Empress (official title that bestowed upon her) of China. Reading this book give me goosebumps and it's really gotten into me emotionally especially when many times Wu Zhao was being taken down with remarks that today might be regarded as sexism. Nonetheless, this is the time period that we knew better that women treatment were different than the male counterparts. This is a historical fiction gem book. Well done!
Sofia Thompson
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March 18, 2024
Read this as a young girl and it has stayed with me for over 20yrs. Such rich storytelling, hard not to want to read all in one sitting!
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