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

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

Author: Elizabeth Lim Listening Length: 15h 24m
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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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A week later, Sai Ma asked me if I’d like to go shopping.

“We could use another catty of rice,” I remarked without thinking. “And more pork bones and fish maw for broth.”

She laughed. “I’m not going to the market. Susu will buy whatever we need.”

Then I noticed how dressed up Sai Ma was today. Her hair was curled into ringlets, her dusty pink lips defined with liner. On her shoulder was a round green purse that perfectly matched the floral devoré of her cheongsam, and the pearls studded onto her ears were as big as five-dollar coins.