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She lives in New York City with her husband. One day, she decided to write and finish a novel - for kicks, at first, then things became serious - and she hasn't looked back since.Įlizabeth loves classic film scores, books with a good romance, food (she currently has a soft spot for arepas and Ethiopian food), the color turquoise, overcast skies, English muffins, cycling, and baking.
But she always missed writing, and turned to penning stories when she needed a breather from grad school. Over the years, Elizabeth became a film and video game composer, and even went so far as to get a doctorate in music composition. And that's kinda cool!" But after one of her teachers told her she had "too much voice" in her essays, Elizabeth took a break from creative writing to focus on not flunking English. Her passion for storytelling began around age 10, when she started writing fanfics for Sailor Moon, Sweet Valley, and Star Wars, and posted them online to discover, "Wow, people actually read my stuff. Įlizabeth Lim grew up on a hearty staple of fairy tales, myths, and songs. But nothing could have prepared her for the final challenge: to sew three gowns so dangerously beautiful, it will take a quest to the ends of the earth to complete them. The competition is cutthroat, and Maia's job is further complicated by the unwelcome attention of the court enchanter, Edan, who seems to see straight through her disguise. There's just one catch: Maia is one of twelve tailors vying for the job. She knows her life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but she'll take that risk to save her family from ruin and achieve her dream of becoming the imperial tailor.
When a royal messenger summons her ailing father to court, Maia poses as his son and travels to the Summer Palace in his place. She dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. On the fringes of the Great Spice Road, Maia Tamarin works as a seamstress in the shop of her father, once a tailor of renown.
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