Fishbone Cinderella

Everything you want in a book - mothers and daughters bound by love and fracture, an aching, fate-twined romance, women carrying the weight of inherited magic, and a sweeping history that crosses borders and generations - Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim is utterly unforgettable * Stacey Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl *Elizabeth Lim’s dazzling Fishbone Cinderella is an enthralling fairytale with a Chinese twist. A family curse dooms the women in Helen and Marigold’s family, entwining their fates through a dark ability. Their secrets are traced against the richly evocative and lusciously detailed backdrop of Hong Kong and Berkeley in the 1940s and 60s, where uncertainty and love bloom. Enthralling, thought-provoking, and heartfelt, Fishbone Cinderella is a must-read for historical fiction fans * Yangsze Choo, New York Times-bestselling author of The Fox Wife *A gorgeous, haunting story of magic, memory and loss. Fishbone Cinderella is an aching exploration of the lengths we go to protect the ones we love, and the bonds between mothers and daughters in all their forms. Lim’s story has all the hallmarks of a new fable: elegant, atmospheric, and resonant across time and space * Vaishnavi Patel, New York Times bestselling author of Kaikeyi *YA author Lim (A Forgery of Fate) 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 Limʼs fans and newcomers alike. This is a gem * Publishers Weekly *

Elizabeth Lim is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, including A Forgery of Fate, Six Crimson Cranes, and Spin the Dawn. An alumna of Harvard College and the Juilliard School, she grew up in Northern California and now lives in New York with her husband and her daughters.

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