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Silk and sensibility

By Mengxi Seeley

First published 2026

"A charming retelling of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility set in Ming-dynasty China. Two sisters with conflicting attitudes on passion and restraint must each choose between the traditions that bind their hearts and pursing the love that could save them. Nineteen-year-old Ailin is torn between duty and desire. Following her father's death, her family must rely on the wealthy Jiang clan for financial survival. Though Ailin knows she must marry strategically to help her family, her heart has already been captured by the poor but gentle scholar Enze. When his family opposes their union, Ailin knows she must hide her feelings from everyone until she can strengthen her dowry and stand on her own terms.Meilin encourages her older sister to fight for her personal desires, but Meilin's romantic ideals conflict with Ailin's devotion to duty.

Published
15 Sep 2026
Pages
368
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Edition
Hardcover
Elsewhere
Open Library
  • Romance

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