Secret of a Thousand Beauties

by Mingmei Yip

Book Overview

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 before a wedding can take place, seventeen-year-old Spring Swallow is ordered to become a ghost bride to appease his spirit. Under her in-laws' protection, she will be little more than a servant,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617733210
• ISBN13: 9781617733215
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher