A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang

A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann LiangA love story that transcends time and place. Xishi's beauty is seen as a blessing to the villagers of Yue where the best fate for a girl is to marry well and support her family. When Xishi draws the attention of Fanli, the famous young military advisor, he presents her with a rare opportunity: to use her beauty as a weapon; one that could topple the rival neighbouring kingdom of Wu, improve the lives of her people, and avenge her sister's murder. All

she was granted meetings (and often astonishingly intimate insights) by everyone from Queen Noor of Jordan to former Iranian President Rafsanjani's daughter

in a construction camp in the remote Tasmanian highlands

resistance and apocalyptic chaos with parallels that sit unsettlingly close to home' - The Big Issue

And what may happen to us

teachers and leaders in a stunning book of family portraits and personal stories

Mahood writes passionately and eloquently about the things that capture her senses and demand her attention - art

'A writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination' Philip Pullman

Cushla most wants to protect

This time Marnie can see with absolute clarity the danger the children are in

Streets that were once busy are deserted and the townspeople who are left live in crippling fear

A work of distilled genius

Award winning author of a series of books on the settlement history of the Northern Territory