Siren Queen

In a Hollywood of the 1930s where the studios run on magic and every starlet is paid for in blood, Luli Wei, a young Chinese American woman, is determined to be a movie star, even though the roles that are open to her are servants and prostitutes.

She will not play them. With a ruthless ambition, a lover who is a queen of the screen and a willingness to stake her soul, she makes herself into something the studios can't ignore. A historical fantasy by Nghi Vo about fame, power and the cost of being seen.