The Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai Randel

But she surprised herself by getting a masters degree in English and then spent half a decade researching and writing about fiction writing. She learned basic English at school and hence when she moved to the US in her twenties she used to walk around with a dictionary. It was these escapades that planted the seed of storytelling in the then young Randel. Weina Rai Randel used to return the books before morning and her siblings were none the wiser.

Since her brothers and sisters used to read a lot of Chinese classics such as The Tales of the Three Kingdoms, Dream in the Red Mansion and other kungfu novels she used to read a lot.ĭuring this time she would sneak into her older siblings’ bedrooms to grab their books that she would then read under covers with a flashlight. It was a time when her family never had access to regular electricity, television or telephone and as such she had a lot of free time. Randel was born and brought up in China and grew up during the eighties. She has lived in Texas for more than two decades but finally moved with her husband and children to Boston. She has also appeared on shows such as Good Morning Texas on WFAA and been on publications such as RT Book Reviews, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Review of Books, the Huffington Post and Books by Women. She went to the Texas Woman’s University from where she graduated with a masters degree in English.ĭai Randel has also worked for Southern New Hampshire as a subject matter expert on their MFA program and at the Eastfield College as an adjunct professor. The Chinese born author moved to the United States as a twenty four year old. His series of novels was so successful that they have been sold across the globe and been translated into more than half a dozen languages. Weina is the winner of several awards over the years including the Best First Historical nomination for the RT Book Reviewers Choice, Best Historical Fiction for the Goodreads Choice Award and a Romance Writers of America RITA award. He is best known for the novel The Last Rose of Shanghai and the Empress of Bright Moon Duology series of novels. Weina Dai Randel is a bestselling author of historical fiction and fantasy novels.

The Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai Randel