Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China

From the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth, the New York Times–bestselling biographical novel of the concubine who became China's last empress.

In Imperial Woman, Pulitzer Prize-winner Pearl S. Buck brings to life the amazing story of Tzu Hsi, who rose from concubine status to become the working head of the Qing Dynasty.

Born from a humble background, Tzu Hsi falls in love with her cousin Jung Lu, a handsome guard—but while still a teenager she is selected, along with her sister an...