'Su-Yin is only thirteen when she is sold into slavery. Transported up the
mighty Yangtze River, she settles into life as a kitchen hand in the household of a wealthy and high-ranking official of the Emperor. But Su-Yin's life is turned upside down when her new home
is attacked by a formidable army of Taiping soldiers. When she and the
family's young daughter escape, it is up to Su-Yin to conceal the child's identity - at the risk of her own life'. (Source: author's website)
