Ann Liang is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and author of the critically acclaimed YA novels This Time It’s Real and If You Could See the Sun – which won the Readings Young Adult Prize 2023. Born in Beijing, she grew up traveling back and forth between China and Australia, but somehow ended up with an American accent. When she isn’t writing, she can be found making overambitious to-do lists, binge-watching dramas, and having profound conversations with her pet labradoodle about who’s a good dog.

A sweeping adult historical epic, with a love story for the ages, for fans of ARIADNE by Jennifer Saint and SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN by Shelley Parker-Chan.