The dragon's pearl
Subtitle: growing up among Mao's reclusive circle
By: Sirin Phathanothai with James Peck
Contributors: Peck, James
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 534
ISBN-13: 9781416522287
Subjects: National liberation movements; Women; Biography; History
Description: At the age of 8, Sirin Phathanothai's life changed dramatically. She and her brother were sent to be brought up in Beijing under the direct auspices of Premier Zhou Enlai as he wards. This is a personal story of a life lived in the highest court of China during the Great Leap Forward.
Notes: Originally published: London: Simon & Schuster, 1994.

Includes index.