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The Witch's Market
The Witch's Market | Mingmei Yip
10 posts | 5 read | 6 to read
From the author of Secret of a Thousand Beauties and Peach Blossom Pavilion comes a beautifully written novel of self-discovery and intrigue. Chinese-American assistant professor Eileen Chen specializes in folk religion at her San Francisco college. Though her grandmother made her living as a shamaness, Eileen publicly dismisses witchcraft as mere superstition. Yet privately, the subject intrigues her. When a research project takes her to the Canary Islandslong rumored to be home to real witchesEileen is struck by the lush beauty of Tenerife and its blend of Spanish and Moroccan culture. A stranger invites her to a local market where women sell amulets, charms, and love spells. Gradually Eileen immerses herself in her exotic surroundings, finding romance with a handsome young furniture maker. But as she learns more about the lives of these self-proclaimed witches, Eileen must choose how much trust to place in this new and seductive world, where love, greed, and vengeance can be as powerful, or as destructive, as any magic.
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youcanneverreadtomuch
The Witch's Market | Mingmei Yip
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Mehso-so

Only an okay book for me but if you're interested in a story about believable witches and finding new love this may be the novel for you. #witch

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EchoCharlie
The Witch's Market | Mingmei Yip
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Her "boyfriend" got her rape for her birthday :/

readingjedi Ugh 😠 5y
bookseller_cate Ugh, indeed. 5y
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bookandbedandtea
The Witch's Market | Mingmei Yip
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Bailedbailed

I've already bailed on this. I'm having trouble putting my finger on what was wrong but something about the writing was too weird. The MC's actions and dialogue frequently didn't line up with her thoughts and she sometimes contradicted herself from one paragraph to the next. There were tantalizing hints of an interesting mystery but it was too much of a struggle.

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bookandbedandtea
The Witch's Market | Mingmei Yip
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Can you create your own omen? 🤔

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BellaBookNook
The Witch's Market | Mingmei Yip
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I just went in to Barnes and Noble to pick up a bookmark 😜because we leave tomorrow for Disney World and came out with these two beauties. I'm bringing my Kindle which is loaded but I always bring a print book. Has anyone read these and do you think they could be a good read for my trip? #summerreads #vacationbooks

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RiaWritten
The Witch's Market | Mingmei Yip
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My first (and probably not last) Book Outlet #bookhaul! Eeek! Where will I find the shelving?

TheLibrarian Such a great site and I'm having the same problem you are! 7y
Cinfhen 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 7y
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JenniferEgnor
The Witch's Market | Mingmei Yip
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Aíne has good taste in books. She likes to read about witches, too! In this case, a Chinese witch. We both need to learn to conjure pork fried rice.

#bostonterriersoflitsy
#witches

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Dvmheather
The Witch's Market | Mingmei Yip
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Today the book went to Alexander Springs but we didn't stay long because it was too cold.

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Dvmheather
The Witch's Market | Mingmei Yip
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Today's reading location was Sand Key County Park in Clearwater FL. Vacation is fun.
#readdiverse2017

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Dvmheather
The Witch's Market | Mingmei Yip
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Pontoon boat, manatees, and books. Didn't get much reading in though

Alfoster Woohoo!😍😍😍 7y
Suzze You must be in Florida. Where are you? 7y
Dvmheather That was in Crystal River. 7y
ApoptyGina69 Another 4-6 weeks in NorCal before I can get out in the water, but can't wait!! 👒👙 7y
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