{"product_id":"9781399406680","title":"The Book of Secrets","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Xinran Xue\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eChina | c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) | Diaries, letters \u0026amp; journals | Asian history | Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 | Espionage \u0026amp; secret services | Political corruption\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e February 2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Continuum) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 320 pages, 6 black and white images throughout the text \u003cbr\u003e163mm x 242mm x 31mm | 522g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of a family in modern China with a history of deceit, betrayal and political intrigue, and the communist party's long shadow over them, from the Cultural Revolution to today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Following the lives of military intelligence officer Jie and his wife Moon, The Book of Secrets weaves recently found material into a narrative that not only illuminates the shadowy world of intelligence in China, but also the emotional tragedies that political extremism inflicted on those working within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Jie’s own vivid biography of his youth, Xinran pieces together his trajectory as he joins the great hope of the Chinese young – the Communist Party – and becomes a loyal cadre until the late 1970s when, as a chief in the security forces, he makes a decision that will poison his family against him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This is a totally unique behind-the-scenes account of a family torn apart by the Tiananmen Square massacre and the attempts of Jie to finally open up the Chinese system to the people, pieced together from an extraordinary archive of personal diaries and letters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41043461832839,"sku":"9781399406680","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/products\/9781399406680.jpg?v=1710423926","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781399406680","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}