Gingko Season imprisoned in the very same

imprisoned in the very same castle

and wholly original

and a simple story of first love and belonging

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It's the one place left that feels safe to her

Gingko Season imprisoned in the very sameAfter suffering her first big heartbreak two years earlier, Penelope Lin has built a quiet life with no romantic entanglements. She spends her days cataloging a museum's vast collection of Qing Dynasty bound foot shoes and in the comfortable company of close friends. One day, she happens to meet Hoang, who confesses to releasing mice from the cancer research lab where he works. Hoang's openness catches Penelope off guard; from then on, she finds her