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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Chapter Eleven

On my twelfth birthday, Gu Ma held a dinner party at the house that included the family physician Dr. Wong and his wife, as well as Sai Ma’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leung.

Sai Ma was dressed up, wearing carmine lipstick and multiple bangles around her wrists.

While the maids prepared the dining room, she sat between her parents on a rosewood bench.

Sai Ma would age well, I predicted—her father had fewer grays in his hair than Baba, and her mother’s skin was as smooth as soap, her voice still high and animated.