Iris Chang was a great author. I have a couple of her book and learned a lot from both of them. Her personal story was tragic. This book outlines the atrocities committed against the Chinese, especially women, during the invasion by Japanese forces in World War II. This book was graphic and heart wrenching. It is almost unbelievable that people can do things like this to other people, but there have been so many examples of what human beings are truly capable of. I would strongly recommend this book.