The Consorts
by Melissa Addey
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Words: 27,740.
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Published: November 18, 2017
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China, 1700s. The Consorts is a novella, a prequel to The Fragrant Concubine. Set a few years earlier, it tells the story of Lady Qing, who has spent the past seven years languishing inside the high red walls of the Forbidden City. Classed as an Honoured Lady, a lowly-ranked concubine, Qing is neglected by the Emperor, passed over for more ambitious women. But when a new concubine, Lady