Book description
Chosen for imperial service, some concubines rise to power. Others fall to madness.
18th century China. All girls aged thirteen to sixteen must attend the Imperial Daughters' Draft, so that the Emperor can have the first choice of every woman in his empire as a possible concubine. Once chosen, some…
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