(The Prairies Book Review *****) "Original and creative ā¦ a compelling story... a celebration of feminine power... this story will stay with readers long after the final page."
What happens when your lifeās training is about ādutyā and then the very foundations of your life are taken away?
Ellenās courageous, impetuous, a dreamer, and not very ambitious. Her father, SiāEmpraās elected ruler, dies and her brother takes his place. Heās brutal and abusive. She escapes from him into the mountains, determined to find another life for herself. But it only takes a few weeks to discover thereās no such thing as freedom for her. Sheās tightly bound to the symbiotic relationships that keep SiāEmpra from disappearing. Sheās young. She thinks fixing at least one problem will help ā a bit. Instead, she plunges SiāEmpra and herself into a dark downward spiral, which only she can put to rights ā¦ or can she?