Xinran Xue

An extraordinary firsthand account of Communist Party machinery at its most brutal and paranoid -- Sunday Telegraph Picked as Hilary Spurling's Book of the Year in The Spectator. The spellbinding story of the secret life of a spy in modern China, drawn from an extraordinary archive of personal diaries and letters. Following the lives of military intelligence officer Jie and...

The 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. 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...