WILD SWANS Three Daughters of China

Joy Osmanski recounts author Jung Chang’s own story of three generations of women in her family—grandmother, mother, and daughter (the author herself)—who survived the tumult of China throughout the twentieth century. Osmanski is an outstanding storyteller who painstakingly delivers the daunting history of China from the Manchu Empire of sword-bearing warlords to the Cultural Revolution of Chairman Mao, as seen by these women. The stories are true, unbelievable, and sometimes hair-raising—and will mesmerize listeners as Osmanski brings every bit of the author’s passion to her performance. B.J.P. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2012]