{"product_id":"she-who-became-the-sun-paperback","title":"She Who Became The Sun (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Number One \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn immersive, historical fantasy set in 14th-century China, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eShe Who Became the Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e by Shelley Parker-Chan is a queer tale of love, loss, betrayal and triumph.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Magnificent in every way' – Samantha Shannon, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Priory of the Orange Tree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a famine-stricken village on a dusty plain, a seer shows two children their fates. For a family’s eighth-born son, there’s greatness. For the second daughter, nothing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1345, China lies restless under harsh Mongol rule. And when a bandit raid wipes out their home, the two children must somehow survive. Zhu Chongba despairs and gives in. But the girl resolves to overcome her destiny. So she takes on her dead brother’s identity – and begins her journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan Zhu escape what is written in the stars, as rebellion sweeps the land? Can she claim her brother’s greatness – and rise, ruthlessly, to take the dragon throne?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis is a glorious tale from a powerful new voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eShe Who Became the Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is a reimagining of the rise to power of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu was the real-life peasant rebel who expelled the Mongols, unified China under native rule, and became the founding Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEpic, tragic and gorgeous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Alix E. Harrow, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Ten Thousand Doors of January\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TBC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59870394351948,"sku":"9781529043402","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/0259\/5404\/files\/IMG_0435.jpg?v=1794314646","url":"https:\/\/badgirlbooks.co.uk\/products\/she-who-became-the-sun-paperback","provider":"Bad Girl Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}