Table of Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Map of China xii
Introduction xv
Part I The Road to the Republic (1866-1911)
1 The Rise of the Father of China 3
2 Soong Charlie: A Methodist Preacher and a Secret Revolutionary 28
Part II The Sisters and Sun Yat-sen (1912-1925)
3 Ei-ling: A 'Mighty Smart' Young Lady 43
4 China Embarks on Democracy 63
5 The Marriages of Ei-ling and Ching-ling 71
6 To Become Mme Sun 83
7 'I wish to follow the example of my friend Lenin' 96
Part III The Sisters and Chiang Kai-shek (1926-1936)
8 Shanghai Ladies 115
9 May-ling Meets the Generalissimo 127
10 Married to a Beleaguered Dictator 140
11 Ching-ling in Exile: Moscow, Berlin, Shanghai 154
12 The Husband and Wife Team 169
13 Getting Chiang's Son Back from Stalin's Clutches 176
14 'A woman protects a man' 184
Part IV The Sisters in Wars (1937-1950)
15 Bravery and Corruption 197
16 Red Sister's Frustration 211
17 Little Sister's Triumph and Misery 222
18 The Downfall of the Chiang Regime 232
Part V Three Women, Three Destinies (1949-2003)
19 'We must crush warm-feeling-ism': Being Mao's Vice Chairman 249
20 'I have no regrets' 262
21 Taiwan Days 278
22 The Hollywood Connection 295
23 New York, New York 302
24 In the Face of a Changed Time 309
Notes 317
Archives Consulted 339
Bibliography 341
Acknowledgements 355
Index 359