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# Wu: The Chinese Empress who schemed, seduced and murdered her way to become a living God Paperback – 24 Dec. 2014

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Fascinating, accessible & utterly absorbing
  

*by D***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2021*

Over the years I have been, at various times both engaged & disengaged with China,  but in the main, the periods of the mid mid 1800's and  the whole 20th C. Born in 1949 I was particularly drawn to  Mao  & then read much about his "successors", human rights and modern history.  There was some dalliance with mid medieval political goings on.Having recently discovering The Lady of Marcia, reference was made in reading a number of biographies, to a certain Empress Wu ( I hasten to add not in any way to compare, but related to historical women who ruled countries/kingdoms etc)  Apart from some pretty light research, this book by Jonathan Clements was recommended.This rating speaks for itself, and whilst I will probably go no further in reading about Wu  specifically Clements more than satisfied my curiosity. I loved his writing style, his objectivity and ability to communicate a complex historical figure, countless personages (most of whom I couldn't begin to pronounce) and story for that I highly recommend this book, and certainly this author. Mr Clements thank you.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Bored with the Tudors?  Explore the riveting story of Empress Wu, one of the greatest women in history.
  

*by K***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 December 2016*

Well this was a great find.  Wu makes Henry VIII look like Mother Theresa in comparison.  This is a well told account of Wu's route to power, eventually becoming Empress of China in her own right.  In spite of being a ruthless manipulative politician there is much about this woman to admire.  She comes over as a bold feminist ahead of her time.  She must have been a very clever woman with a strong personality to achieve what she did in seventh century China.I really enjoyed reading this book.  There are a multiplicity of interesting characters introduced during the story and as a novice at Chinese history each twist to the tale was a real surprise.  It's great to have 'new' real historical events to find out about.  It has spurred me on to find out more about the Chinese.  They have stories just as fascinating as those in the European history I am most familiar with.  Its a whole new world to explore.Thank you Jonathan Clements for a great read!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    an incredible time and a great book
  

*by J***K on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2018*

What I know about medieval Chinese history was roughly nothing, so this book opened up a new and fascinating world for me.  This is a sparkling and characterful book, and Mr Clements seems to know his stuff.  He's not afraid to speculate, but is very clear when he is doing so - which is a trait a lot of way more famous historians need to adopt!  Likewise I was very pleased that whenever there was a claim made that sounded unlikely or raised questions for me then pow! there was a citation.  I like that in a historian.  I would definitely read more of his books!

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