Spin the Dawn av Elizabeth Lim

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<p><font><b><i>A tailor in disguise. Three legendary dresses. </i></b><b><i>The competition of a lifetime.</i></font></b><br><br><b>''An amazing creation!</b><b>'' Tamora Pierce, #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author</b><br><br><b><i>Project Runway</i> meets <i>Mulan</i> in this sweeping fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and embarks on an impossible journey to sew three magic dresses, from the sun, the moon, and the stars.</b><br><br>On the fringes of the Great Spice Road, Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land - but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. Then a royal messenger summons her ailing father to court, and Maia seizes her chance. Disguised as a man, she travels to the Summer Palace in her father''s place to compete for the emperor''s favour, and the coveted position of imperial tailor.<br><br> If Maia''s ruse is discovered, her life will be forfeit. But if she win