The Secrets Of Jin-Shei

Enter an ancient world of courtly elegance and intrigue, where sages are also sorcerers, and the daughter of a lowly seamstress can become a companion to an empress. In this magical land there is a secret language -- a language that women have passed down from mother to daughter for countless generations -- a language that signals a bond like no other . . . the bond of jin-shei. Set in a mythical Chinese kingdom, The Secrets of Jin-shei is a timeless story of what sustains friendship -- and what tears it apart. Accepting all the joys and responsibilities of jin-shei, eight girls pledge lifelong loyalty to each other, including Tai, Xaforn, Khailin, Nhia, Tammary, Qiaan, Yuet, and the empress Liudan, as their stories intertwine with dark secrets, loyalty, and the pursuit of immortality.