I've been very interested in the forbidden City, and the daily lives of concubines are also interesting to me. So please, give me any books that you have about imperial concubines, consorts, etc. It can be romance, fantasy, historical, adult, YA, doesn't matter the genre. I need more books to fill the niche that I have. Thank you! I am open
to all suggestions.
by feythedamnelf
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Anchee Min’s The Last Empress covers the lives of concubines in the Forbidden City. Have you ever visited the Forbidden City? With its red walls, connecting walkways, lack of any real green spaces, the concubine quarters had an overwhelming oppressive feeling about them. This book captures that feeling.
Imperial Women by Pearl S Buck
Celestial Women by Keith McMahon
Women Shall Not Rule by Keith McMahon
The Red Tent 😅