The Elm Tree (Volume 2): Winds of AutumnPaperback, 28 May 2021

Ma Pinglai's intimate yet vivid historical drama continues. Northern China now lies under Japanese control. Its people are suffering. Their government has fled south, and is failing to counter the invaders. Yuexuan, sole scion of the Qi family, forswears indolence to lead the local resistance. But back in Beiping, his son-in-law spies for Japan.