Skeleton Women
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The gripping story of a Chinese woman's journey through a criminal underworld of intrigue and opulence from the author of Peach Blossom Pavilion.
Once upon a time in China, the most beautiful and gifted women were known as "skeleton women"—the ultimate femme fatales who could bring a man to his knees, or to his doom . . .
When Camilla, a young orphan girl in Shanghai, is adopted and brought to live in luxury, it seems like a stroke of luck. But as Camilla grows to womanhood, she realizes that her "rescue" was part of gang leader Big Brother Wang's scheme. Camilla is trained in singing, dancing, knife-throwing and contortion—all to attract the attention of Wang's enemy, the ruthless Master Lung.
Forced to become Master Lung's mistress, Camilla meets two intriguing women. One is a magician and rival for Master Lung's affections, while the other one dresses like a man and wields power through her incendiary gossip column. Both pose risks to Camilla's safety and status. But an even greater danger comes in the form of Master Lung's eldest son, who despises his father's violent lifestyle—but loves Camilla. Only by plotting to eliminate Lung can she make her escape, but the cost may be too high to pay . . .
Praise for the novels of Mingmei Yip
"A unique and enthralling style . . . flawless." —Baltimore Books Examiner
"Riveting . . . a rare peek into an exotic culture that is thrilling, captivating, and moving." —Shobhan Bantwal, author of The Dowry Bride
"A vivid account of the forgotten past." —Chun Yu, author of Little Green
Once upon a time in China, the most beautiful and gifted women were known as "skeleton women"—the ultimate femme fatales who could bring a man to his knees, or to his doom . . .
When Camilla, a young orphan girl in Shanghai, is adopted and brought to live in luxury, it seems like a stroke of luck. But as Camilla grows to womanhood, she realizes that her "rescue" was part of gang leader Big Brother Wang's scheme. Camilla is trained in singing, dancing, knife-throwing and contortion—all to attract the attention of Wang's enemy, the ruthless Master Lung.
Forced to become Master Lung's mistress, Camilla meets two intriguing women. One is a magician and rival for Master Lung's affections, while the other one dresses like a man and wields power through her incendiary gossip column. Both pose risks to Camilla's safety and status. But an even greater danger comes in the form of Master Lung's eldest son, who despises his father's violent lifestyle—but loves Camilla. Only by plotting to eliminate Lung can she make her escape, but the cost may be too high to pay . . .
Praise for the novels of Mingmei Yip
"A unique and enthralling style . . . flawless." —Baltimore Books Examiner
"Riveting . . . a rare peek into an exotic culture that is thrilling, captivating, and moving." —Shobhan Bantwal, author of The Dowry Bride
"A vivid account of the forgotten past." —Chun Yu, author of Little Green
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Mingmei Yip. (2011). Skeleton Women. Kensington Books.
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Once upon a time in China, the most beautiful and gifted women were known as "skeleton women"—the ultimate femme fatales who could bring a man to his knees, or to his doom . . .
When Camilla, a young orphan girl in Shanghai, is adopted and brought to live in luxury, it seems like a stroke of luck. But as Camilla grows to womanhood, she realizes that her "rescue" was part of gang leader Big Brother Wang's scheme. Camilla is trained in singing, dancing, knife-throwing and contortion—all to attract the attention of Wang's enemy, the ruthless Master Lung.
Forced to become Master Lung's mistress, Camilla meets two intriguing women. One is a magician and rival for Master Lung's affections, while the other one dresses like a man and wields power through her incendiary gossip column. Both pose risks to Camilla's safety and status. But an even greater danger comes in the form of Master Lung's eldest son, who despises his father's violent lifestyle—but loves Camilla. Only by plotting to eliminate Lung can she make her escape, but the cost may be too high to pay . . .
Praise for the novels of Mingmei Yip
"A unique and enthralling style . . . flawless." —Baltimore Books Examiner
"Riveting . . . a rare peek into an exotic culture that is thrilling, captivating, and moving." —Shobhan Bantwal, author of The Dowry Bride
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Yip (Peach Blossom Pavilion) introduces 19-year-old nightclub chanteuse Camilla, plucked from an orphanage by a Shanghai mob boss and trained as a spy to take down his rival, Master Lung of the Flying Dragons. While the prose tends to be overwritten (“Gently, he lifted me onto the sink, spread my legs like scissors, and slid his ballooning ‘fish’ inside my watery gate”), and sloppily repetitive, her excessive approach to plot makes this entertaining. Camilla sleeps with the repulsive, murderous Master Lung, but is unconvincingly drawn to his Harvard-educated son, Jinying, who shuns both his law degree and his doting dad’s shady business. Meanwhile, Camilla repeatedly tries to get the goods on a potential romantic and career rival, a magician called Shadow, while trying to stay in the good graces of the powerful gossip columnist Rainbow, all of which paints Camilla as a lousy spy. Despite the Art of War quotes or how often she emphasizes that she’s cold enough to strangle a newborn, it takes Camilla an awfully long time to do anything mission related. Verisimilitude is not a strength of this book, though thankfully, diversion is. Agent: Susan Crawford.
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When Camilla, a young orphan girl in Shanghai, is adopted and brought to live in luxury, it seems like a stroke of luck. But as Camilla grows to womanhood, she realizes that her "rescue" was part of gang leader Big Brother Wang's scheme. Camilla is trained in singing, dancing, knife-throwing and contortion—all to attract the attention of Wang's enemy, the ruthless Master Lung.
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