Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See

Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa SeeBeloved New York Times bestselling author Lisa See draws on the vibrancy and turmoil of post Civil War Los Angeles to tell the story of three Chinese women who managed to survive and, eventually, thrive, despite all odds. In 1870, three Chinese women arrive in the small, dusty and violent pueblo of Los Angeles. Dove, the bound footed daughter of an imperial scholar, is entrancing and innocent. These characteristics should bring her great rewards,

the thief and the infamous assassin

a careless bite of toadstool

we follow a Socratic dialogue between a philosopher and a young man

published in 2018

Northern Thailand

But a bank heist is a new one

They speak to the makers-the artists and craftspeople who keep the sacred lore of these serpent entities in the ritual images and objects they create

wax recreation of his own head)

watching over the orchard - the Peach King

lying under ash-shrouded skies

With the clock ticking on her destiny and the survival of two warring kingdoms hinging on her own shattered heart

and instantly you will be first of all charmed