Status Updates From The Lost Kingdom of Daughte...

What was love if there was no forgiveness?

Men only have responsibility for their sisters’ children; they do not have their own children.”

What you need to know is that we believe in the supremacy of the female. The female seeds outweigh the male’s water. Most important of all, we believe in the free spirit of women.”

Grabbed me from the first page!

I have been lost in the beautiful mountains of China with the Moso people; free-spirited Lozo and her two suitors, the brothers Adam and Noah.

Now that I am nearing the end I will have to go and find another foreign land to discover. I think I know just the one...

How fascinating...

Other than stories in Greek mythology about the Amazon women I had not thought much about matriarchal societies.

Fascinating indeed...

"How unexpected. You must tell me more. How does it work?"

"Very simple. We woman have the freedom to choose our mates and so do the men. Our relationship is based on affection, nothing else. When we like each other, we stay together; when we fall out of love, we end our relationships."

"I'm sorry, I might have misunderstood. Did you say you don't have monogamy ?"

"Monogamy?"

Weina Dai Randel is one of my very favorite authors.

Just found out today that this is based on the real community of the Moso people of China. It is a matriarchal society where women freely choose their lovers and marriage does not exist. 1950s !!

Starting this ARC first thing tomorrow.

Weina Dai Randel is one of my very favorite authors.

She writes such fantastically beautiful and suspenseful historical fiction novels.

Just found out today that this is based on a real community of the Moso people of China. It is a matriarchal society where women freely choose their lovers and marriage does not exist. 1950s !!

Starting this ARC first thing tomorrow!