Books by V.J.O. Gardner

While at the well Li is approached by a man demanding a drink of water. From the pattern on his boots Li knows him to be the king. As a slave it is forbidden for any woman to look upon the face of a man. She dares not speak, but if she did would he understand the words of a woman? He is the one man who could change the way women are treated, but would he believe what Li needs to tell him? The women need a leader as much as the men need their king.