Hui-Lan Koo (Madame Wellington Koo) An Autobiography

This is the life of a Chinese lady, a noted beauty, born to fabulous wealth. She is the wife of Wellington Koo, China's most brillant diplomat, Ambassador to Great Britain. Hui-Lan presents her China from a new angle, never mentioning floods, famines, or starving coolies. She is concerned chiefly with the fortunate few who played important roles in contemporary Chinese history. As leading lady of an uneasy age, she knew them all intimately, these Chinese who possessed palaces, priceless jades, and beautiful concubines. An impressible lady, her impressions make revealing reading.