Don't always get the book read? This book club is for you. Dive into short stories and novellas of all genres. This month's selection is "The Empress of Salt and Fortune" by Nghi Vo. Age 18 and up.
If you have the best of intentions about book clubs, but don't always get the book read, this is for you! If you want to try a new genre without committing to a full book, this is also for you. This month, we'll be reading The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo.
Book summary:
A young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully. Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, befriends the emperor's lonely new wife and gets more than she bargained for. At once feminist high fantasy and an indictment of monarchy, this evocative debut follows the rise of the empress In-yo, who has few resources and fewer friends. She's a northern daughter in a mage-made summer exile, but she will bend history to her will and bring down her enemies, piece by piece.
Please contact Emily Bedwell at ebedwell@mcpl.info if you have any questions about this program.
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