Sixteen-year-old Suzume is a shadow weaver, trained in the
magical art of illusion. She can be anyone she wants to be
-- except herself. Is she the girl of noble birth, trapped
by the tyranny of her motherβs new husband, Lord Terayama? A
lowly drudge scraping a living in the ashes of Terayamaβs
kitchens? Or Yue, the most beautiful courtesan in the
Moonlit Lands? Even Suzume is no longer sure of her true
identity. But she is determined to steal the heart of the
Moon Prince, and exact revenge on her stepfather for the
death of her family. And nothing will stop her. Not even her
love for fellow shadow weaver Otieno, the one man who can
see through her illusions...
Set in a faery tale version of ancient Japan, Shadows on the
Moon shakes up the Cinderella story with its brave,
resourceful and passionate heroine.