Secret of a Thousand Beauties

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'' prot...