State of Sorrow

By Melinda Salisbury,

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Sorrow all but rules the Court of Tears, in a land gripped
by perpetual grief, forever mourning her brother who died just
days before Sorrow was born.
By day she governs in place of her father, by night she seeks
secret solace in the arms of the boy she's loved…

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1 author picked State of Sorrow as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Our enigmatic heroine, Sorrow, rules the Court of Tears, covering for her grief-maddened father, who has turned their once celebrated land into a living monument for the brother who died before she was born. Joy is literally forbidden. But in this twisty turny political tale – in which the magic slowly blooms – nothing is as it seems… I loved it!

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