![]() ![]() ![]() Originally published: London: Bloomsbury, 2007Īccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 11:07:31 Boxid IA1888002 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier All these problems converge to bring the Ch'ing Dynasty to its eventual demise Yet Empress Orchid believes that they must appease these factions in order to preserve the dynasty and the throne. ![]() There is the love-hate relationship with the Japanese, the Boxer Rebellion, and widespread mistrust of Western foreigners. Constant deceit is not the only difficulty which must be faced: incursions of foreigners and domestic rebellion are also part of this violent period at the end of the 19th century. ![]() She adopts her nephew to be emperor, treats him like a son, and despairs of his weakness. She must put up with the smiling faces of men and women who mean her great harm, and, worst of all, her son takes up with prostitutes and dies of veneral disease. Still, she must contend with palace intrigue on all fronts even her eunuchs are bribed. Now, in The Last Empress, the empress is a widow, mother of the only male heir of the now-deceased emperor, and in a formidable position. In her previous novel, Empress Orchid, Anchee Min covered the first part of the life of Tzu Hsi, or Empress Orchid. ![]()
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