β Scribed by Melissa Addey
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China, 1700s. Lady Qing has spent the past seven years languishing inside the high red walls of the Forbidden City. Classed as an Honoured Lady, a lowly-ranked concubine, Qing is neglected by the Emperor, passed over for more ambitious women. But when a new concubine, Lady Ying, arrives, Qingβs world is turned upside down. As the highest position at court becomes available and every woman fights for status, Qing finds love for the first time in her lifeβ¦if Lady Ula Nara, the most ambitious woman at court, will allow her a taste of happiness.
If you loved Memoirs of a Geisha and enjoy books by Anchee Min, Lisa See and Pearl S. Buck, then the Forbidden City series is for you. Based on real women in 18th century China who became concubines to emperors of the Qing dynasty and spent their lives in the Forbidden City, this is historical fiction at its most intriguing, gripping and romantic.
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