Ancient Chinese sisterhood bonds through life's trials.
Diving into "The Secrets of Jin-Shei," you'll be transported to a vivid ancient China, where the lives and destinies of seven women intertwine through a deep bond of jin shei—or sisterhood. If you cherish stories of friendship, loyalty, and the intertwining fates of a diverse set of characters, this tapestry of emotional and cultural richness is a tale you'll likely treasure. It celebrates the strength of women and the power of connection, not just as a backdrop, but as a driving force of its narrative.
- Endeavour Award Nominee (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
ISBN: 9780060563417
Authors:
Alma Alexander
Publisher: HarperOne
Date of Publication: 2004-04-27
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.9
(rated by 1980 readers)
Description
Enter an ancient world of courtly elegance and intrigue, where sages are also sorcerers, and the daughter of a lowly seamstress can become a companion to an empress. In this magical land there is a secret language -- a language that women have passed down from mother to daughter for countless generations -- a language that signals a bond like no other . . . the bond of jin-shei. Set in a mythical Chinese kingdom, The Secrets of Jin-shei is a timeless story of what sustains friendship -- and what tears it apart. Accepting all the joys and responsibilities of jin-shei, eight girls pledge lifelong loyalty to each other: the poet, Tai, whose promise to a dying girl changes the history of an empire; the warrior, Xaforn, an orphan who will protect her chosen family no matter what the cost; Khailin, the scholar, whose thirst for knowledge leads her into a world of dark secrets and alchemy; sage Nhia, the only person with the power to save Khailin; Tammary, the gypsy girl, whose secret lineage could ruin a royal house; Qiaan, daughter of a captain in the Imperial Guard, with family secrets of her own; the healer, Yuet, confidante to the empress; and the empress herself, Liudan, whose search for family and ultimate quest for immortality holds the power to destroy them all.
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Ancient Chinese sisterhood bonds through life's trials.
Diving into "The Secrets of Jin-Shei," you'll be transported to a vivid ancient China, where the lives and destinies of seven women intertwine through a deep bond of jin shei—or sisterhood. If you cherish stories of friendship, loyalty, and the intertwining fates of a diverse set of characters, this tapestry of emotional and cultural richness is a tale you'll likely treasure. It celebrates the strength of women and the power of connection, not just as a backdrop, but as a driving force of its narrative.
- Endeavour Award Nominee (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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