{"product_id":"shanghai-dolls-paperback","title":"Shanghai Dolls - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Ng\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pacy two-hander that provides a window into a terrifying period of Chinese history. --\u003ci\u003eLondon Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo penniless actresses meet at auditions for a production of Ibsen's \u003ci\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/i\u003e in Shanghai--and they quickly become inseparable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs political upheaval rips through China, their tumultuous friendship will alter not only the course of their lives, but the course of history. One will become China's first female theatre director. The other, the architect of the Cultural Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy Ng's \u003ci\u003eShanghai Dolls\u003c\/i\u003e tells the untold true story of two of the most influential women in Chinese history--Madame Mao and Sun Weishi--and how the personal truly is political.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Ng\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer whose plays include: \u003ci\u003eShanghai Dolls\u003c\/i\u003e (Paines Plough and Kiln Theatre, London, 2025); \u003ci\u003eShangri-La\u003c\/i\u003e (Finborough Theatre, London, 2016); \u003ci\u003eShoes\u003c\/i\u003e (Soho Theatre); and \u003ci\u003eSpecial Occasions\u003c\/i\u003e (St. James Theatre and Arcola Theatre). She is also a historian with a research interest in multinational empires, imperial decline, and nationality conflict, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eNationalism and Political Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220232093945,"sku":"9781839044182","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dHvMtlvGJg9781839044182.webp?v=1768174563","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/shanghai-dolls-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}