{"product_id":"the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune-1","title":"The Empress of Salt and Fortune","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful... \u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable accomplishment of storytelling.\"-\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Novel of 2020\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003eDebut of the Month\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e Must-Read Fantasy Novel of Spring 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo''s \u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e is a tightly and lushly written narrative about empire, storytelling, and the anger of women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, befriends the emperor''s lonely new wife and gets more than she bargained for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once feminist high fantasy and an indictment of monarchy, this evocative debut follows the rise of the empress In-yo, who has few resources and fewer friends. She''s a northern daughter in a mage-made summer exile, but she will bend history to her will and bring down her enemies, piece by piece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An elegant gut-punch, a puzzle box that unwinds itself in its own way and in its own time. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect. I didn''t know I needed to read this until I did.\"-Seanan McGuire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A tale of rebellion and fealty that feels both classic and fresh, \u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e is elegantly told, strongly felt, and brimming with rich detail. An epic in miniature, beautifully realised.\"-Zen Cho\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Couverture souple","offer_id":46501580406994,"sku":"9781250750303","price":22.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_5ffb831c-9e18-4da7-a9c4-8af4287a0c0c.jpg?v=1763713675","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune-1","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}