Mingmei Yip
Once upon a time in China, the most beautiful and gifted women were known as â€œskeleton womenâ€â€”the ultimate femme fatales who could bring a man to his knees, or to his doomâ€¦,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 â€œrescueâ€ was part of gang leader Big Brother Wangâ€™s scheme. Camilla is trained in singing, dancing, knife-throwing and contortionâ€”all to attract the attention of Wangâ€™s enemy, the ruthless Master Lung.,Forced to become Master Lungâ€™s mistress, Camilla meets two other intriguing women. Shadow is a magician and rival for Master Lungâ€™s affections, while Rainbow Chang dresses like a man and wields power through her incendiary gossip column. Both pose risks to Camillaâ€™s safety and status. But an even greater danger comes in the form of Master Lungâ€™s eldest son, Jinying, who despises his fatherâ€™s violent lifestyleâ€”but loves Camilla. Only by plotting to eliminate Lung can she make her escape, but at what cost?
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Skeleton Women