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The Girl Who Wrote in Silk

By: Kelli Estes
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
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The smallest items can hold centuries of secrets.

Inara Erickson is exploring her deceased aunt's island estate when she finds an elaborately stitched piece of fabric hidden in the house. As she peels back layer upon layer of the secrets it holds, Inara's life becomes interwoven with that of Mei Lein, a young Chinese girl mysteriously driven from her home a century before. Through the stories Mei Lein tells in silk, Inara uncovers a tragic truth that will shake her family to its core - and force her to make an impossible choice.

Inspired by true events, Kelli Estes' brilliant and atmospheric debut serves as a poignant tale of two women determined to do the right thing and the power of our own stories.

©2015 Kelli Estes (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction United States Women's Fiction World Literature China Chinese Historical Fiction
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"Narrator Emily Woo Zeller delivers a riveting performance of Estes's ambitious debut novel." ( AudioFile)
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This was a lovely listen, the narrator was perfect for the story.
It brought to life a terrible part of history that I hadn’t heard about before. I enjoyed the crossover over from present day to the past and I looked forward to going to bed every evening so I could listen to more.

Really enjoyable historical fiction

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Really enjoyed listening to this story. The vision of the silk and it's story was brought to life.

An interesting story

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Enjoyed this a lot. It has good historical detail about events most of us know little about. A pity the good story was weakened by an unnecessary romance, but it didnt take up a lot of time nor spoil the main plot/s.

Good hiztorical novel

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Loved the telling of the story in two eras, which fleshed out the details unfolding in the present day. Moving, emotive and sensitively written, it kept me gripped throughout. Bit slushy in places but that didn’t detract from the brilliant story. Just excellent

Fantastic story

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Great narration and a beautiful story. I appreciated the historical context and the unknown facts of the Exclusion Act which negatively impacted the Chinese community at the time in which most of the story was set.
A little too Mills & Boon in places in its dialogue, but nonetheless beautiful story telling.
Highly recommended.

A gripping story well told

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