The Bright Moon in the Deep Mansion

Historical setting: The early Republic of China, in the 1910s and 1920s, when old and new ideas were colliding

· Themes: A sheltered young woman's awakening and growth, the conflict between tradition and change, and the pursuit of love and freedom

· Heroine: Lin Mingyue, 16, the illegitimate daughter of the wealthy Jiangnan Lin family, raised from childhood behind the walls of their family compound