Fishbone Cinderella (gorgeous, spellbinding East-Asian inspired fantasy)

Fishbone Cinderella (gorgeous, spellbinding East-Asian inspired fantasy)

Author: Elizabeth Lim Listening Length: 15h 24m

A gorgeous, spellbinding East-Asian inspired fantasy novel about a family curse across generations from the bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes. Perfect for fans of Axie Oh, Sue Lynn Tan, and Samantha Shannon! A bracelet. A curse. And golden fishbones to be returned to the sea. . . Guangdong, 1940. When Ha Yut Yin...

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Chapter Three

Before she became my mother, Mama was called Lei Yuk Fong, and to all appearances she was a sensible, ordinary girl.

The eldest daughter of a farmer, she grew up in the countryside and was neither beautiful nor well educated.

Her lips were as thin as compass needles, she had wide feet and caterpillar eyebrows, and while she was competent with an abacus, she was more comfortable slaughtering a chicken than reading a letter.

Her father didn’t believe in educating his daughters.