Sisters Mao: a novel

In the novel "The Sisters Mao," the lives of two families in London and Beijing become intertwined during the Cultural Revolution and Europe's sexual revolution. The preparations for two astonishing performances, one in London and one in Beijing, transform the three sisters into unforgettable protagonists in a single epic drama. The book explores the personal and political, showing that the political is always personal.

Format: Hardback
Length: 560 pages
Publication date: 09 September 2021
Publisher: Scribe Publications

Against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution and Europe's sexual revolution, the destinies of two families in London and Beijing unexpectedly intertwine in this dazzling new novel from the author of Mrs. Engels. Revolution is a Family Affair. In London, sisters Iris and Eva, members of a radical performance collective, plan an attack on the West End theatre where their mother is playing the title role in Miss Julie. Meanwhile, in Beijing, Jiang Qing, Chairman Mao's wife, rehearses a gala performance of her model ballet, The Red Detachment of Women, which she will use to attack her enemies in the Party. As the preparations for these two astonishing performances unfold, Iris, Eva, and Jiang Qing are transformed into unforgettable protagonists in a single epic drama. The three "sisters, although fighting very different personal battles, find themselves bound together by the passions of love, by the obsessions of power, and by the forces of history. Exquisitely observed, relevant, and wise, The Sisters Mao shows us that the political is always personal.

Weight: 826g
Dimension: 164 x 241 x 49 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912854394