- Fiction, Women, Societies and clubs, Female friendship
A sweeping epic set in medieval China; it is the story of a group of women, the Jin-Shei sisterhood, who form a uniquely powerful circle that transcends class and social custom.
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Earnest, grave, epic and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Alma Alexander
- First published
- 2004
- Pages
- 500
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, HarperSanFrancisco, HarperOne
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780060750589
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