![]() ![]() ![]() It is an impressive story written will that will keep you interested and wanting more. This story of the women who became Empress Orchid where a smart you woman, who lived during very turbulent time in China, is able to rise in a very male dominated environment to become a person who greatly influences and even helps run the country of China. Min makes the people come alive as she describes the inner working of the palace and the relationships among the different people who live there. The palace dynamics and intrigue is very interesting. She learns very quickly the culture and power structure of the Forbidden City. She begins her life in the Forbidden City where she learns how she must survive and overcome a life of loneliness. ![]() There, while living in her uncles house her life takes a major turn when she is selected to be one of the wives of the young Emperor. Tzu Hsi and her family move to Beijing following the death of her father. Empress Orchid by Anchee Min is the fictional story of a country girl who becomes on of the wives of the Emperor of China. ![]()
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