![]() ![]() ![]() But when a rampaging general destroys the monastery, Zhu is forced to find a new path that sets her against the emperor and the entire Yuan dynasty. ![]() Growing up amongst the monks, Zhu finds a purpose for the first time. Travelling to a nearby monastery, Zhu impresses the Abbot and is soon accepted as a novice. But how far can the newly named Zhu Chongba truly go, even with a fake identity and a stolen fate? Stealing the identity of her dead brother, she attempts to cheat fate and take her brother’s destiny for herself. Determined not to die an insignificant death and prove the seer right, the daughter plans the impossible. When a bandit raid wipes out the village, only the daughter is left alive as her brother succumbs to his grief and despair. ![]() For the favoured son, the seer sees greatness and unlimited potential, while for the daughter he sees nothing in her future at all. In a small village in the south, a seer predicts the future for two siblings. As famine and banditry stalk the land, the fate of the country will be decided by the most unlikely of people. In 1345 AD China languishes under the rule of the Yuan dynasty, descendants of the Mongolian invaders who have taken control and punished the southern Chinese citizens. Intriguing new Australian author Shelley Parker-Chan presents one of the most unique debuts of 2021 with the awesome She Who Became the Sun, a powerful historical read with a compelling twist. Publisher: Mantle (Trade Paperback – 27 July 2021) ![]()
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