**Set in modern Shanghai, a debut by a Chinese-American writer about a prodigal son whose unexpected return forces his newly wealthy family to confront painful secrets and unfulfilled promises.** After years of chasing the American dream, the Zhen family has moved back to China. Settling into a lu
Murder, Magic, and What We Wore
β Scribed by Jones, Kelly
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books;Alfred A. Knopf
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Edition
- First edition
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Fans of Patrice Kindl's Keeping the Castle or Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer's Sorcery and Cecelia will adore this funny Regency-era mystery about a determined young woman with a magical trick up her sleeve . . .
The year is 1818, the city is London, and 16-year-old Annis Whitworth has just learned that her father is dead and all his money is missing. And so, of course, she decides to become a spy.
Annis always suspected that her father was himself a spy, and following in his footsteps to unmask his killer makes perfect sense. Alas, it does not make sense to England's current spymastersβnot even when Annis reveals that she has the rare magical ability to sew glamours: garments that can disguise the wearer completely.
Well, if the spies are too pigheaded to take on a young woman of quality, then Annis will take them on. And so she crafts a new double life for herself. Miss Annis Whitworth will appear to...
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