Admonitions For Women
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The Ming Dynasty has been shattered. But the pieces must be picked up.
Little Peony has been cut on the shards of her broken country. Her family has been ripped in twain, and she is far from the only home she ever knew. She lives in the nest of snakes called the imperial court.
In a time when women were considered inferior to men, and society deemed obedience the most important virtue, Little Peony struggles on a journey of self discovery and must choose between love and a chance to make the Ming dynasty what it truly was meant to be: bright.
First place Winner of the Heavenly Awards Historical Fiction Category and Hidden Gem Award, the Mist Award Historical Fiction Category, and the Gem Awards Historical Fiction Category, and the Tomato Awards.
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