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REVIEW: Silk and Sensibility by Megnxi Seeley

A charming retelling of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility set in Ming-dynasty China. Two sisters with conflicting attitudes on passion and restraint must each choose between the traditions that bind their hearts and pursuing the love that could save them.

REVIEW: Silk and Sensibility by Megnxi Seeley

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A charming retelling of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility set in Ming-dynasty China.

Two sisters with conflicting attitudes on passion and restraint must each choose between the traditions that bind their hearts and pursuing the love that could save them.

Nineteen-year-old Ailin is torn between duty and desire.

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A charming retelling of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility set in Ming-dynasty China. Two sisters with conflicting attitudes on passion and restraint must each choose between the traditions that bind their hearts and pursuing the love that could save them. Nineteen-year-old Ailin is torn between duty and desire.

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Nineteen-year-old Ailin is torn between duty and desire.

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