Everything Under the Heavens

The main character in this novel is Wu Johanna. She is none other than Marco Polo's granddaughter, born into the family he left behind in China when he returned to Italy. Johanna is an attractive character. Lively and intelligent, she is also a risk taker. When a family crisis makes her position in her home in China untenable, she and a few close companions head west on the silk road. Adventures ensue.[a:Dana Stabenow 158170 Dana Stabenow https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1309557370p2/158170.jpg] obviously did a lot of research for this book. It is well written and I found some of the characters quite interesting. This story is quite a jump from her normal crime/mystery/romance mix. Also obviously, this is only the first part of the story. It is a bit irritating how she leaves things hanging at the end. But hey, if George RR Martin can get away with it, why not?