He Ling is a storyteller, conwoman and poet. She’s also immortal.
She will take you from her home in the courts of Imperial China to the bloody gladiatorial pits of Rome, from druidic London to frontier America.
You will meet the great loves and losses of her life, the greatest of which is Quintus, the man who tricked her into this eternal life. He will not let go of her easily, and neither is she sure that she wants him to.
An exquisite story of love and betrayal between immortals: this is a lush fantasy tale of sorcery and power, from a startlingly accomplished debut author, Ash Huang.
She will take you from her home in the courts of Imperial China to the bloody gladiatorial pits of Rome, from druidic London to frontier America.
You will meet the great loves and losses of her life, the greatest of which is Quintus, the man who tricked her into this eternal life. He will not let go of her easily, and neither is she sure that she wants him to.
An exquisite story of love and betrayal between immortals: this is a lush fantasy tale of sorcery and power, from a startlingly accomplished debut author, Ash Huang.
Reviews
Sharply-written, incisive, and true, THE SECRET LIVES OF IMMORTALS is an ode to modernity by way of tradition, a clear-eyed examination of the forces that shape us across time, culture, and distance. Brilliant
Through this centuries-spanning love story, Huang weaves in a crucial question: who gets to wield power, and why? An insightful exploration of love, mortality, and the seductive nature of good intentions, THE SECRET LIVES OF IMMORTALS asks whether living forever teaches us how to live, or just makes us blind to the reality of being human