Secret of a Thousand Beauties by Mingmei Yip

Secret of a Thousand Beauties

Mingmei Yip

320 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical emotional sad slow-paced

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Set against the vibrant and intrigue-laden backdrop of 1930s China, Mingmei Yip's enthralling novel explores one woman's defiant pursuit of independence.Spring Swallow was promised in marriage while still in her mother's belly. When the groom dies...

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