She Who Became the Sun

In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, a seer shows two children their fates. For the boy, greatness. For the girl, nothingness. In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is only found in stories. The Zhu family is mystified as how Zhu Chongba, their eighth-born son, will achieve his lofty future. But for a daughter, no matter how clever and capable, an early death would be no surprise. Yet when a bandit attack... Voir plus