The Secrets of Jin-Shei. Alma Alexander

      ALMA ALEXANDER

       The Secrets of Jin-Shei

       Copyright

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      Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2004

      Copyright © Alma Alexander 2004

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      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

Dedication

Part 1

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Part 2

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

       Eight

       Nine

       Part 3

       One

       Two

       Three

       Four

       Five

       Six

       Seven

       Eight

       Nine

       Part 4

       One

       Two

       Three

       Four

       Five

       Six