The Empress and Mrs. Conger - The Uncommon Friendship of Two Women and Two Worlds

In winter 1902, in the ruins of post-Boxer Uprising Beijing, two women from two different worlds joined hands in friendship -- the former concubine and legendary tyrant Empress Dowager Cixi, and the Midwest-born, devoutly Christian diplomat's wife Sarah Pike Conger. Together, they made history.

About the author

Grant Hayter-Menzies's first book for Hong Kong University Press was Imperial Masquerade: The Legend of Princess Der Ling. He is also the biographer of stage and screen stars Charlotte Greenwood and Billie Burke. He lives in Sidney, British Columbia, where he is working on a book about Pauline Benton, the American-born Chinese shadow theater master.

Product details

• Authors: Grant Hayter-Menzies
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2011
• EAN: 9789888083008
• ISBN: 978-988-8083-00-8
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 230 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Hong Kong University Press
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous