July Book Club: Book & Bottle & Meetup

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July's Book Club book pick is The Poet Empress

Meetup: Monday, July 27 @ 7:00pm

Location: Lit Wine & Books – 321 Hurontario St

The Book:

Author Shen Tao introduces readers to the lush, deadly world of The Poet Empress, a sweeping, epic and intimate fantasy.

Wei Yin is desperate. After the fifth death of a sibling, with her family and village on the brink of starvation, she will do anything to save those she loves.

Even offer herself as concubine to the cruel, dissolute heir of the blood-gutted Azalea House—where poetry magic is power, but women are forbidden to read.

But in a twist of fate, the palace now stands on the knife-edge of civil war, with Wei trapped in its center. . . with a violent prince.

To save herself and the nation, she must survive the dangers of court, learn to read in secret, and compose the most powerful spell of all. A ballad of love. . . and death.

The Wine:

2024 Pearl Morissette Roselana

Don't let the rose-gold blush fool you – Roselana hides a red's rigour the way The Poet Empress's gilded, sparkle-edged cover hides a girl who becomes a weapon, both wearing softness as disguise. 

A blend of 57% Pinot Noir, 24% Lemberger, 19% Gamay, this vintage is not shy, and is wrapped in clouds of expressive perfume. A wine with the brightness of a white and the boldness of a red, paired perfectly for a heroine with the softness of a concubine and the bite of an empress.