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After the emperor’s death, the palace order shifts. Mei, his former concubine, gains new influence when Pheasant, the heir and her lover, ascends as emperor, promising a new era in China. Yet Lady Wang, Pheasant’s chief wife, is formidable and unpredictable; she mounts a vigorous campaign to curb Mei’s rise. The ensuing power struggle threatens to determine not only Mei’s destiny but the future of China as a whole.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Historical Fiction/Medieval Historical Fiction
Authors: Weina Dai Randel
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