Iris Chang's mysterious suicide in 2004, at age thirty-six, didn't seem to make any sense. She had so much to live for, including fame, fortune, beauty, a husband and child. Some even wondered if the controversial author of The Rape of Nanking had been murdered.Longtime friend Paula Kamen was among those left wondering what had gone so wrong. Seeking to reconcile the suicide with the image of Chang's "perfect" life, Kamen searched her own memory and scoured Chang's letters, diaries, and archival material to fill in the gaps of Chang's personal transformationfrom awkward teen to homecoming princess in college, from "ex-shy person" to world-class speaker and international human rights pioneer and her later decline into mental illness and paranoia.The result is a suspenseful literary investigation of an important writer's journey, a tale of mentoring, friendship, and great aspirations. Told with uncommon insight and care, Finding Iris Chang is, at its heart, a tribute to a lost heroine, a portrait of the real and vulnerable woman who inspired so many around the world. Read Less