2014/28: The Grass King's Concubine -- Kari Sperring

She had come to the steppe in search of her past and of her shining place, of the line and deeds that had begotten her wealth, her status and of the dream she had clung to. She had expected to find records, memories, old tales. Instead… The past, the myths she dreamed of, had been looking for her, too. [p. 271]

2014/28: The Grass King's Concubine – Kari Sperring
( slightly spoilery review )