Thestoryoftwowomenfromworldsthatcouldnotseemfartherapart—imperialChinaandtheAmericanMidwest—whofoundcommongroundbeforeandafteroneofthegreatestclashesbetweenEastandWest,thefifty-five-daysiegeoftheBeijingforeignlegationsknownastheBoxerUprising.Usingdiaries,lettersanduntappedsources,TheEmpressandMrs.CongertracestheparallellivesoftheEmpressDowagerCixiandAmericandiplomat’swifeSarahPikeConger,whichconvergedtoaltertheirperspectivesofeachotherandeachother’sworlds.
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