The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo is the fourth book in the Singing Hills Cycle series of fantasy novellas that read like folklore.
After a break at the Singing Hills Monastery, Cleric Chih is back on the road exploring, gathering tales to be kept in the oral history.
Chih wakes up and cannot remember how they got on a palanquin. They are traveling with a young woman to meet her betrothed. It is a blessing to have a cleric in such an instance, even though that is not what Singing Hills focuses on.
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Vo, Nghi. (2024). The Brides of High Hill. New York: Tordotcom.