Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Part One
Prologue
1. The Naked Girl Jumping Towards Eternity
2. Bright Moon Nightclub
3. Madame Lewinsky
4. The Red Shoes
5. The Young Master
Part Two
6. Life Between the Two Gangs
7. Temple Celebration
8. The Lion Dancers
9. Hospital Visit
10. Manchurian Han Banquet and a Private Magic Show
11. The Bund and the Amusement Park
12. The Castle
13. An Invitation to a Private Show
14. Shadowy Recipes
Part Three
15. Life as a Spy
16. Peony Pavilion
Part Four
17. A Luxury Cruise
18. False Alarm
19. Plaza Athénée
20. Opera House and a Deadly Thought
21. Shopping the Champs-Élysées
22. Magic and Flying Knives
23. Show of the Century
Part Five
24. A Ghost Baby Boy
25. The Birth
26. Two Ceremonies
27. A Wandering Baby
28. The Pink Skeleton Empire
29. The Great Escape
30. The Secret Villa
31. The Garden
32. The Grandfather Clock
33. The Master’s Return
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Also by Mingmei Yip
About the Publisher