![]() ![]() ![]() She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan is a re-imagining of the rise to power of Zhu Yuanzhang. This is a glorious tale of love, loss, betrayal and triumph by a powerful new voice. Can Zhu escape what's written in the stars, as rebellion sweeps the land? Or can she claim her brother's greatness - and rise as high as she can dream? So she takes her dead brother's identity and begins her journey. But the girl resolves to overcome her destiny. And when a bandit raid wipes out their home, the two children must somehow survive. In 1345, China lies restless under harsh Mongol rule. For a family's eighth-born son, there's greatness. In a famine-stricken village on a dusty plain, a seer shows two children their fates. She Who Became the Sun reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor. Shortlisted for The British Book Awards 2022 Debut Book of the Year ![]()
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