Alma Alexander

The Secrets of Jin-Shei


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      ALMA ALEXANDER

       The Secrets of Jin-Shei

       Copyright

      HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

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      Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2004

      Copyright © Alma Alexander 2004

      Alma Alexander asserts the moral right to

      be identified as the author of this work.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Source ISBN: 9780007163748

      EPub Edition © JULY 2016 ISBN 9780007392063 Version: 2016-07-21

       Dedication

      to the women who shaped my life

      

      my grandmother

      for her unconditional love

      

      my mother

      for her sometimes deeply bewildered pride

      

      and to my own jin-shei circle

      (you know who you are)

      for everything

       Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Eight

       Nine

       Part 3

       One

       Two

       Three

       Four

       Five

       Six

       Seven

       Eight

       Nine

       Part 4

       One

       Two

       Three

       Four

       Five

       Six