Szczegóły książki
Format
Twarda okładka
Strony
392
Język
Angielski
Opublikowany
Jul 9, 2019
Wydawca
Alfred A. Knopf
Opis
A gifted tailor in disguise.
Three legendary dresses.
The competition of a lifetime.
On the fringes of the Great Spice Road, Maia Tamarin works as a seamstress in the shop of her father, once a tailor of renown. She dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well.
When a royal messenger summons her ailing father to court, Maia poses as his son and travels to the Summer Palace in his place. She knows her life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but she'll take that risk to save her family from ruin and achieve her dream of becoming the imperial tailor. There's just one catch: Maia is one of twelve tailors vying for the job.
The competition is cutthroat, and Maia's job is further complicated by the unwelcome attention of the court enchanter, Edan, who seems to see straight through her disguise. But nothing could have prepared her for the final challenge: to sew three gowns so dangerously beautiful, it will take a quest to the ends of the earth to complete them . . .
Book 1 in the Blood of Stars duology
Three legendary dresses.
The competition of a lifetime.
On the fringes of the Great Spice Road, Maia Tamarin works as a seamstress in the shop of her father, once a tailor of renown. She dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well.
When a royal messenger summons her ailing father to court, Maia poses as his son and travels to the Summer Palace in his place. She knows her life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but she'll take that risk to save her family from ruin and achieve her dream of becoming the imperial tailor. There's just one catch: Maia is one of twelve tailors vying for the job.
The competition is cutthroat, and Maia's job is further complicated by the unwelcome attention of the court enchanter, Edan, who seems to see straight through her disguise. But nothing could have prepared her for the final challenge: to sew three gowns so dangerously beautiful, it will take a quest to the ends of the earth to complete them . . .
Book 1 in the Blood of Stars duology
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This book and story was absolutely stunning!I go into a lot of books as blind as possible so I missed the project runway comparison and just knew it was Mulan with sewing and honestly, it was so much more than that. It had a lovely romance, court politics, and an adventure that wasn't dragged out for 500pages in a 2nd book, (looking at you fantasy genre), stunning writing and just a uniqueness that I don't come across often in this genre.My only qualms were some of the writing included telling rather than showing, and I would of loved more clothing and sewing in this. I am really excited to read book 2 as well as more books from Elizabeth.
March 25th 2026
