The Last Empress
by Anchee Min
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Empress Orchid, a small-town woman rises to power through sexual seduction and even murder to become Empress of China. This book chronicles Orchid's rule as she raises two sons to be emperors and confronts the Boxer Rebellion.
FictionHistorical fictionEmpressesHistoryChina, fictionFiction, historicalFiction, historical, general