Fly, Wild Swans : My Mother, Myself and China by Jung Chang Across the muddy foldyard from

Across the muddy foldyard from Sally Coulthard's farmhouse

deep in the Maiella mountains of Central Italy

Steven must confront truths about his own life

with its reputation for polite decorum

In her journey to discover who she truly is

Fly, Wild Swans : My Mother, Myself and China by Jung Chang Across the muddy foldyard fromJung Changs Wild Swans was a book that defined a generation, an epic personal history of Jung, her mother and grandmother three daughters of China. The book opens in 1909 with her grandmothers birth and foot binding when China was under the last emperor, moving through Mao Zedongs rule, especially the Cultural Revolution during which Jungs parents were subjected to horrendous ordeals because of their courage. It finishes in 1978 when Deng Xiaoping