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Nancy Blodgett Klein's avatar

I just finished reading Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister about these three women. That was a very interesting book too!

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Rob Crawford's avatar

Don't know it. Thanks. Jung Chang is a great writer. See: https://crawdaddy.substack.com/p/revisionary-bio-of-a-great-reformer

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Nancy Blodgett Klein's avatar

Yes, I really like both books I read by her, including Wild Swans about her family’s experiences in China.

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Rob Crawford's avatar

I read Wild Swans the first time I worked in China. The Mao bio is a bit lugubrious.

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Nancy Blodgett Klein's avatar

I am actually planning to read the Mao bio too.

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Rob Crawford's avatar

It's worth reading, but feels like a hatchet job. https://crawdaddy.substack.com/p/monumental-indictment-of-mao-as-a

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