n this exciting novel from USA Today best-selling author Amanda Roberts, the story of the slow march toward the fall of the Qing Dynasty comes to life in vivid detail, revealing a world of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue surrounding the world of empresses, princesses, consorts, and concubines, and the emperors they served.

History books may tell about the fall of the Qing Dynasty. But they haven't told my story...

Born to a family of wealth and privilege, Zhenxiu was trained from a young age to become the wife of a very powerful man, though she prayed it would not be Prince Yizhu, the future Xianfeng Emperor, a man with cruel and salacious appetites. The sudden death of the prince's consort, however, thrusts fifteen-year-old Zhenxiu into the prince's bed and the center of the Qing Court, a court still reeling from the aftershocks of the Opium War.

Zhenxiu finds solace in the friendship of a girl named Lanhua, and she does her best to help her friend rise in the emperor's estimation. When the emperor dies and leaves only Lanhua's five-year-old son as his heir, Zhenxiu finds herself as the de facto ruler of China, a position she was never trained to occupy. As she leans more and more on Lanhua for help, she slowly comes to realize that Lanhua's ambition has no bounds. An ambition that could get them both killed.

The Other Empress is a riveting historical drama that brings to light the story of an empress who stood at the helm of the Qing Dynasty for more than twenty years. An empress overshadowed by the strong presence of the woman who would prove to be her dearest friend-and her most dangerous rival.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	474
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Red Empress Publishing
Fecha de Publicación	2023-03-21
Dimensiones	8.5" x 5.5" x 1.06" pulgadas
Serie	A Qing Court Novel
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No
Temas	Antiguo (Hasta 499 A.D.), Estudios Medievales (500-1453)

Roberts, Amanda

AMANDA ROBERTS is a USA Today bestselling author who lived in China for more than a decade. She has degrees in English, Chinese history, and Chinese language. She has been published in newspapers and magazines around the world, mostly on issues relating to women and children in China and adoption. She now resides in Florida, trying to find time between her kids, spouse, and pets to keep writing. You can learn more about her at her website, AmandaRobertsWrites.com.