Few books have made an impact quite like Wild Swans — a global bestseller with over 13 million copies sold, it is both a deeply personal family saga and a powerful history of modern China.

Through the intertwined lives of three generations of women in her own family — her grandmother, given as a concubine to a warlord; her mother, a devoted Communist; and herself, growing up during the Cultural Revolution — Jung Chang reveals the sweeping, tumultuous story of China’s twentieth century.

Tragic yet inspiring, Wild Swans captures the nightmarish cruelty of political upheaval and the extraordinary resilience and courage of those who endured it. Breathtaking in its scope and unforgettable in its emotional power, this is a masterpiece of storytelling and history, a book that continues to move readers around the world.

About the Author
Jung Chang was born in Yibin, Sichuan Province, China, in 1952. She has lived an extraordinary life — from being a Red Guard, peasant, ‘barefoot doctor’, steelworker, and electrician, to becoming the first person from the People’s Republic of China to earn a doctorate from a British university.

Her landmark memoir, Wild Swans, won the 1992 NCR Book Award and the 1993 British Book of the Year, and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. She is also the author of several acclaimed historical biographies. Jung Chang lives in London.