A Sunset On The Empire

1942. Shanghai teems with soldiers. Screams echo throughout the city, gunshots. The city, is gone. And so is everyone else.

One girl must stand through it all.

The only one left of the Tarionette family, and the only one who can escape the madmen. The invaders. The killers.

"I see this spark, in you Belle, that no one else has. This spark, sets off the fire for you to live."

Witness the incredible story of a young girl, determined to live, determined to escape, and how she survives World War Two through her cleverness, bravery, and a will to live, live through this war, and live through her life.
Inspired by J.J. Ballard's Empire of the Sun, Katie Reid brings a harrowing and heartbreaking tale of a young girl tangled in war, where, through hardships, trials, and tests of endurance, she will live through it all, keeping her soul ablaze, channeling her pain into strength, and finally finding, her redemption. Painfully detailed, you will find yourself forever changed after reading her story of survival and sadness, and of hope in World War Two.

"I see this spark in you, Belle... This spark, of hope.

And a will, to live."