A Song to Drown Rivers

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick ΓÇó An October 2024 Indie Next Pick ΓÇó An October 2024 LibraryReads Pick ΓÇ£Exquisite and devastating. It wonΓÇÖt fail to move you.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöShelley Parker-Chan,#1 bestselling author of She Who Became the Sun Inspired by the legend of Xishione of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient ChinaA Song to Drown Rivers is an epic novel steeped in myth about womanhoodwarsacrificeand love against all odds as the fate of two kingdoms hangs in a delicate balance. Her beauty hides a deadly purpose. XishiΓÇÖs beauty is seen as a blessing to the villagers of YueΓÇöconvinced that the best fate for a girl is to marry well and support her family. When Xishi draws the attention of the famous young military advisorFanlihe presents her with a rare opportunity: to use her beauty as a weapon. One that could topple the rival neighboring kingdom of Wuimprove the lives of her peopleand avenge her sisterΓÇÖs murder. All she has to do is infiltrate the enemy palace as a spyseduce their immoral kingand weaken them from within. Trained by Fanli in everything from classical instruments to concealing emotionXishi hones her beauty into the perfect blade. But she knows Fanli can see through every deception she mastersthe attraction between them burning away any falsehoods. Once inside the enemy palaceXishi finds herself under the hungry gaze of the kingΓÇÖs advisors while the king himself shows her great affection. Despite his gentlenessa brutality lurks and Xishi knows she can never let her guard down. But the higher Xishi climbs in the Wu courtthe farther she and Fanli have to fallΓÇöand if she is unmasked as a traitorshe will bring both kingdoms down. \