An Incredible, Unique Book About A Forgotten Woman
I first see the cover of The Kingdom of Back, which is a stunning mix of shades of blue and a black background. As I look closer, I can see moons and flowers, which look very magical to me. I love the map! The second map of The Kingdom of Back is so unique and pretty. I am instantly grabbed by the first sentence: "I am going to tell you a story you already know." This makes me think, what stories do I know?
"The story you have never heard is about the sister who composed beside him. In a way, you know her too, for you have also heard her music all your life. She is not the stardust but the steady wick, the one who burns low and quiet. You do not see her by the way she lights up the sky but by the way she steadies herself
against the darkness, alone, at night, beside a window while the world sleeps around her. She writes when others do not see. By morning, none would know that her flame had ever been there. Her music is the ghost in the air. You know it because it reminds you of something you cannot quite grasp. You wonder where you have heard it before."
This paragraph is why I love Marie Lu's writing. It is so poetic and elegant. Lu is writing about "the other Mozart", and I am soo excited to read her story.
"The story you have never heard is about the sister who composed beside him. In a way, you know her too, for you have also heard her music all your life. She is not the stardust but the steady wick, the one who burns low and quiet. You do not see her by the way she lights up the sky but by the way she steadies herself
against the darkness, alone, at night, beside a window while the world sleeps around her. She writes when others do not see. By morning, none would know that her flame had ever been there. Her music is the ghost in the air. You know it because it reminds you of something you cannot quite grasp. You wonder where you have heard it before."
This paragraph is why I love Marie Lu's writing. It is so poetic and elegant. Lu is writing about "the other Mozart", and I am soo excited to read her story.