Republican-era romance
In the early years of the Republic of China, warlords carved up the northern lands and ordinary people struggled to make ends meet. A father sold his six-year-old daughter to an opera troupe so the family could survive. No one expected the beautiful girl to become a celebrated star ten years later, with countless wealthy merchants and warlords vying to host her. But her heart belonged to a fellow apprentice, and performers were nothing but playthings for the powerful. A tale of painful partings, love, and bitter feuds soon unfolds...21
