House of the Waterlily: A Novel of the Ancient Maya World

Set in the world of the Mayan civilization's Late Classic Period (ca. AD 550–830), House of the Waterlily is an affecting historical novel centering around Lady Winik, a young Maya noble girl. Through a series of adventures that mirror the political calamities afflicting the Maya, Winik's story immerses the reader in her daily life-the architecture of ancient cities, the different roles of Mayan society, and the decisions Maya men and women must have been faced with as they tried to navigate a rapidly changing world. Kelli Carmean's novel brings alive a people and an era remote from our own, yet recognizably human all the same.