{"product_id":"fly-wild-swans-jung-chang-9780063480049","title":"Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe long-awaited sequel to \u003cem\u003eWild Swans\u003c\/em\u003e, the multi-million copy, international bestselling sensation that traces the history of modern China through the true stories of three generations of women in one family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJung Chang's epic family memoir, \u003cem\u003eWild Swans, \u003c\/em\u003e defined a generation, chronicling the experiences of Jung, her mother, and her grandmother--\"three daughters of China\"--as China transformed from empire to Communist nation. \u003cem\u003eFly, Wild Swans\u003c\/em\u003e continues the story of Jung's family--and China--from the late 1970s until today. During that time, China rises from a decrepit and isolated state to world power challenging American dominance as Jung makes a new life in the West--one of the first Chinese to leave her homeland at the end of the Cultural Revolution. As Jung becomes a writer, her life remains intimately entwined with her native land, a relationship made more complex because her books are banned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA love letter to her mother, and a tribute to her grandmother and father, victims of the Cultural Revolution, \u003cem\u003eFly, Wild Swans\u003c\/em\u003e reveals that for Jung, the past is never far away. It has shaped her, just as it has molded modern China and continues to influence its future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, China is again at another watershed moment: Chairman Xi Jinping seeks to return the country to the Maoist days, building a Communist state with capitalist features. This new Xi era is greatly affecting both Jung and her mother. \u003cem\u003eFly, Wild Swans\u003c\/em\u003e brings their story into the present, offering an immersive, deeply moving, and unforgettable account of life in a communist dictatorship and the threats modern China poses to the international world order. It is family history at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jung Chang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063480042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063480049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Jung Chang","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46962479595775,"sku":"9780063480049","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c629e149-5c3b-46d6-b2ae-678bc4c0c779.jpg?v=1750651570","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fly-wild-swans-jung-chang-9780063480049","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}