Family history and folklore come together in this inspiring and heart-warming multi-generational saga with a dash of magic, from the A mother and daughter hide family secrets through war, immigration, love, betrayal, loss, and redemption, in an epic saga inspired by both Chinese folklore and Western fairy tale.;; 1940s Hong Kong Once there was a young girl who was sent to live with her coldhearted stepmother, who dreamt of a more beautiful and romantic life. And like the heroine of a magical tale, she has a secret talent: She can turn invisible. But her talent can''t protect her from tragedy and loss. Hong Kong does not hold her fairy tale ending, and so she embarks on a journey to faraway land: America. 1960s San Francisco Helen''s daughter Marigold also has a secret talent. She can sense the painful memories of others with a touch. But even this power hasn''t helped her get closer to her mother, who has shared very little of her true past.; To break the curse, they will have to come to understand each other. Their story is a journey into their family''s tragic legacy ... but also into the love and healing that will create a happily ever after for mother and daughter.; Enchanting, transporting, and deeply moving, <Fishbone Cinderella< is a modern fairy tale about what it means to find home.

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Elizabeth Lim

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A mother and daughter must break their family’s curse through trials of war and immigration, love, loss, and redemption in this riveting multi-generational saga with a shimmer of magic, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Forgery of Fate.

**This stunning hardcover edition includes designed full-color endpapers and a family tree interior illustration.
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**★“Lim dazzles in her dark and deftly woven adult debut. . . . Blending the historically grounded and complex mother-daughter narratives of Amy Tan with the rich fantasy of Yangsze Choo, this stunning tale will delight. . . . This is a gem.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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1940s Hong Kong
When Japanese soldiers invade her hometown, Ha Yut Ying makes an unlikely escape—by turning invisible. But her miraculous survival is only the beginning. After the war is over, she’s sent to Hong Kong to live with her distant father and glamorous stepmother, who end her dreams of becoming a singer and turn her into the family’s servant. As the years pass, Yut Ying learns the hard truths of betrayal and ambition, of forbidden love and devastating loss, and discovers that sometimes the only way to endure is to disappear.

1960s San Francisco
Marigold has always had a knack for uncovering secrets, but nothing prepares her for the day she accidentally witnesses her mother vanish before her eyes. The moment fractures their bond, leaving questions that shadow her entire childhood. But when her mother’s condition suddenly deteriorates, Marigold is convinced she’s the only person who can save her. To do so, she must journey into the secrets her mother never shared and uncover the tragic, fairytale-tinged history their family has fought to forget.

A story of mothers and daughters, the scars they inherit and the magic that binds them, Fishbone Cinderella is a tender and enchanting exploration of what it means, at last, to be seen.

**★ “[Elizabeth Lim’s] heart-wrenching and magical first adult novel is a multi-generational story that adapts a foundational fairy tale and creates a story of mothers, daughters, and a past that haunts their futures.”—Library Journal (starred review)