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Elizabeth Lim

Biography

Elizabeth Lim

Elizabeth Lim grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she was raised on a hearty diet of fairy tales, myths and songs. Before becoming an author, Elizabeth was a professional film and video game composer, and she still tends to come up with her best book ideas when writing near a piano. An alumna of Harvard College and the Juilliard School, she now lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.

Elizabeth’s internationally bestselling novels include SPIN THE DAWN, UNRAVEL THE DUSK and SIX CRIMSON CRANES. She is also a contributor to Disney’s A Twisted Tale series.

Elizabeth Lim

Books by Elizabeth Lim

Fishbone Cinderella
by Elizabeth Lim - Fiction, Historical Fiction

1940s Hong Kong. When Japanese soldiers invade her hometown, Ha Yut Ying makes an unlikely escape --- by turning invisible. After the war is over, she’s sent to Hong Kong to live with her distant father and glamorous stepmother, who turn her into the family’s servant. 1960s San Francisco. Marigold has always had a knack for uncovering secrets, but nothing prepares her for the day she accidentally witnesses her mother vanish before her eyes. The moment fractures their bond, leaving questions that shadow her entire childhood. But when her mother’s condition suddenly deteriorates, Marigold is convinced she’s the only person who can save her. To do so, she must journey into the secrets her mother never shared and uncover the tragic, fairytale-tinged history their family has fought to forget.