{"product_id":"the-paper-empress-probir-mondal-9798235835429","title":"The Paper Empress","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 508 days, historian Chen Wei has watched his wife sleep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a devastating accident leaves renowned art restorer Li Mei trapped in a coma, Chen refuses to abandon hope. His days are spent teaching at Fudan University and his nights at her bedside, speaking into a silence that never answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen he discovers an ancient manuscript hidden among Li Mei's belongings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scroll should not exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten over a thousand years ago, it tells the story of Jinghua, a realm of mirrors, magic, and rebellion ruled by an immortal empress. Stranger still, the empress bears Li Mei's face-including the crescent-shaped scar on her collarbone. As Chen reads deeper, the manuscript begins to change. New words appear in the margins. Characters answer his questions. And events within the story start affecting the world outside its pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Jinghua, a desperate rebellion is fighting to overthrow a tyrant who has stolen a life that was never hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Shanghai, a sleeping woman begins to stir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut every connection Chen forges between the two worlds comes at a terrible cost. The closer he comes to saving his wife, the more he risks destroying her. And as ancient powers awaken on both sides of reality, Chen discovers that he is no longer merely reading a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is writing one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sweeping epic fantasy of forbidden magic, living manuscripts, and the thin line between history and destiny, THE PAPER EMPRESS blends dark fantasy, mystery, and high-stakes adventure into a tale where stories can reshape worlds-and where one man's love may decide the fate of two realms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Probir Mondal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235835429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Probir Mondal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d","brand":"Probir Mondal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665780216063,"sku":"9798235835429","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-paper-empress-probir-mondal-9798235835429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}