The Invasion of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling #2)

by Erika Johansen

“Do you honestly not know the right thing to do, General, or do you just pretend not to know because it’s easier that way?”

I’ve yet to see the moment when you don’t want tea.”

“You’re too absolutist for power politics, Lady.

Lily had ordered a new dress from Chanel several weeks ago: fifteen thousand dollars, amethyst silk with hand-sewn sequins.

The wrongs of the past are not less significant, they’re just harder to fix. And the longer you ignore them in favor of more pressing issues, the worse the harm, until the problems of the past actually create the problems of the future.