City of a Thousand Dolls </br>by Miriam Forster
“City of a Thousand Dolls invokes the colors, flavor and mood of Southeast Asia, while being a lushly sculpted world of Forster's own playful mind. Half murder mystery, half fantastical adventure, this book introduces readers to an empire, a caste system, and a city where unwanted girls are groomed as healers, wives, courtesans, entertainers, and guards …