Silk and Song

Beijing, 1322. Sixteen-year-old Johanna is the granddaughter of the legendary trader Marco Polo. In the wake of her father's death, Johanna finds that lineage counts for little amid the disintegrating court of the Khan, as dynastic loyalties are shifting. Johanna's destiny - if she has one - lies with her grandfather, in Venice, more than a continent away ... Great historical fiction.