THE FRAGRANT CONCUBINE - Tecno-Libro

China, 1760. The Emperor conquers Altishahr, a Muslim country to the west of his empire and summons a local woman from his new dominion to come to the Forbidden City as his concubine. Meanwhile in the market of Kashgar a girl named Hidligh is kidnapped by Iparhan, a woman scarred by the Emperor&rsquo.s conquest of her homeland and bent on vengeance. Iparhan offers her a deal: Hidligh will become the Emperor&rsquo.s concubine, living a life of luxury. In return she will act as Iparhan&rsquo.s spy. But when Hidligh arrives in the Forbidden City, she enters a frightening new world. Every word she utters may expose her as an imposter. Iparhan is watching from the shadows, waiting to exact her revenge on the Emperor. The Empress is jealous of her new rival. And when Hidligh finally meets the Emperor, she finds herself falling in love&hellip. ".A passionate story, richly imagined in the spaces of real history. Melissa Addey meticulously evokes a strange, beautiful and harsh society.&q