Description
The Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER "A sumptuous garden maze of a novel that immerses readers in a complex, vanished world." --Kirkus(starred review) An utterly transporting novel set in 1930s colonial Malaysia, perfect for fans of Isabel Allende and Min Jin Lee Quick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her mother's Mahjong debts. But when one of her dance partners accidentally leaves behind a gruesome souvenir, Ji Lin may finally get the adventure she has been longing for. Eleven-year-old houseboy Ren is also on a mission, racing to fulfill his former master's dying wish: that Ren find the man's finger, lost years ago in an accident, and bury it with his body. Ren has 49 days to do so, or his master's soul will wander the earth forever. As the days tick relentlessly by, a series of unexplained deaths racks the district, along with whispers of men who turn into tigers. Ji Lin and Ren's increasingly dangerous paths crisscross through lush plantations, hospital storage rooms, and ghostly dreamscapes. Yangsze Choo's The Night Tigerpulls us into a world of servants and masters, age-old superstition and modern idealism, sibling rivalry and forbidden love. But anchoring this dazzling, propulsive novel is the intimate coming-of-age of a child and a young woman, each searching for their place in a society that would rather they stay invisible. "A work of incredible beauty... Astoundingly captivating and striking... A transcendent story of courage and connection." --Booklist(starred review)… (more)
Genres
Collections
Publication
London : Quercus, 2019.
Pages
473
User reviews
LibraryThing member jmoncton
I LOVED this story. It's a combination of magical realism and historic fiction set in Malaysia during the 1930's.
Ren is a young houseboy whose master Dr. MacFarlane dies. But due to an accident, one of his fingers was amputated and Ren is on a mission to grant his master's wish of having his
Ren is a young houseboy whose master Dr. MacFarlane dies. But due to an accident, one of his fingers was amputated and Ren is on a mission to grant his master's wish of having his
Show More
finger buried with him. But not only does Ren have to find the finger, there is a time limit since Dr. MacFarlane's soul only has 49 days to wander the earth. This book is filled with Chinese mythology and superstition in a backdrop of colonial Malaysia. The pacing is taut making you want to race through this story, but you will want to savor the beautiful lyrical prose. This is an excellent choice for literary or historic fiction lovers. Show Less
LibraryThing member Beamis12
3.5 Malaysian folklore, history, mystery, magical realism, things I enjoy in a book, and there were many parts of this book I enjoyed immensely. I enjoyed the characters, Ren, a young boy, former assistant to a master who has died. He is missing a finger, and Ren has 49 days to find it and return
Themes of colonialism an abuse of power are the backdrop to this novel. Details about the Malaysian culture, myths and setting are wonderful and add greatly in drawing this reader into the heart of the story. This is something a little different, Confucius practices introduced , and is a practice I knew of little. Following these three characters, one knows their stories are going to converge, but not how and when. Oh, and of course there is the tiger, said to be on a ravage, but is there really a tiger?
My only qualm in a story I mostly enjoyed, was the love story. Felt it was unnecessary, and lowered the novel a notch in my estimation. Many other readers have not found this to be the case. Guess, it all depends on how you interpret what you are reading, as well as your expectations going into a story. Still, I liked it because it was different from others I have read, and for a look at a culture of which I knew little..
ARC from Netgalley.
Show More
it to his master's grave. Without it his master's spirit will wander for eternity. Ji Lin is a young woman who is working in a dance hall for extra money to pay off her mother's debts. Her step father an abusive tyrant who treats cruelly her step brother Shin. These three characters are wonderfully and I felt realistically portrayed.Themes of colonialism an abuse of power are the backdrop to this novel. Details about the Malaysian culture, myths and setting are wonderful and add greatly in drawing this reader into the heart of the story. This is something a little different, Confucius practices introduced , and is a practice I knew of little. Following these three characters, one knows their stories are going to converge, but not how and when. Oh, and of course there is the tiger, said to be on a ravage, but is there really a tiger?
My only qualm in a story I mostly enjoyed, was the love story. Felt it was unnecessary, and lowered the novel a notch in my estimation. Many other readers have not found this to be the case. Guess, it all depends on how you interpret what you are reading, as well as your expectations going into a story. Still, I liked it because it was different from others I have read, and for a look at a culture of which I knew little..
ARC from Netgalley.
Show Less
LibraryThing member wagner.sarah35
This story was a mix of mystery and Asian myth, set in 1930s Malaysia. There were things I loved about the story - Ji Lin's determination and audacity, her willingness to work in a dance hall to pay her mother's debts and her dream of being a doctor - and other things that I just struggled with in
Show More
the story. Admittedly, the myths surrounding were-tigers which the book discussed were unfamiliar to me and harder to wrap my head around. The story was definitely original and I enjoyed reading a story set in a locale less explored by other historical fiction writers. Show Less
LibraryThing member MM_Jones
Probably the best fiction I've read this year. I typically tend away from the "sci-fi" genre, but this magical realism is quite wonderful. The setting is 1930 colonial Malaysia, the characters are well defined and the pace is good. Murders, motives and missing body parts give the feel of a
Show More
perennial mystery story, but the surrounding folklore makes it quite unique. The romance portion is the weakest, but the author refrains from a neat and tidy ending by leaving three of the main characters on their way to Singapore. Show Less
LibraryThing member haymaai
‘The Night Tiger’ by Yangsze Choo touches upon several genres in that it is part fantasy, part mystery, part romance, as well as even historical fiction. The setting is in Malaysia in the 1930’s when Malaysia was under British colonization. Ren, a young orphan boy, is commissioned by his
Show More
dying master, Dr. MacFarlane, to locate and retrieve his severed finger and to bury it with his master’s body before the 49 day period of mourning is over. Meanwhile, a young woman, Jin Li, is denied further education by her stepfather and is sent to apprentice at a dressmaker’s shop. The missing finger seems to pass through JinLi’s hands when she secretly finds employment as a dance instructor at a local dance hall. Meanwhile, people are found murdered with allegations that a night tiger is roaming the premises. Although the story, based on some Malaysian folklore about a ghost tiger and incorporating Confucian ideologies, is a thoughtful one, and worthy of reading. However, for much of the beginning of the story, I felt slightly disengaged with the characters and plot. Only, when JinLi becomes more involved with the severed finger and her relationship with her stepbrother, does her character begin to come alive for me. Therefore, I decided to award the story 4 stars. Show Less
LibraryThing member hemlokgang
What a wonderful story! Set in Malaysia, this story interweaves western science with eastern mysticism, the living and the dead, tradition and breaking with it. Loyalty and honorable behavior knock heads with passion. Mysterious occurrences lead a delightful range of characters to stretch their
Show More
beliefs and to fight for what matters to them. I became more and more engrossed and enchanted as I read, and really liked the ending. Excellent read! Show Less
LibraryThing member ygifford
I quite enjoyed the story. It was engaging and a lot was based on Malaysian culture, traditions, and superstitions.
LibraryThing member TooBusyReading
From her biography on Amazon's product page: “Yangsze loves to eat and read, and often does both at the same time.” A woman after my own heart. And so was her book. Set in the British Malaya of 1939, a severed finger becomes central to the story. But this is a story about much more. It's about
The setting and writing is lush. I could connect with characters whose (fictional) lives were so different from mine. There were bad things that happened and in sometimes gruesome ways, but the gore was not overplayed nor overly graphic. There was magic realism. However, don't expect all loose ends to be tied up at the end. Some were, some were left to your imagination. This is one of those books I'll think about long after I finished it.
I borrowed an audio copy from my local library. It was very well read by the author.
Show More
myths and superstitions and clashing cultures. It's about men who turn into tigers and tigers who turn into men. It's about personal discovery, family good and bad, cultural constraints. But mostly it's about the characters, good and bad but mostly a combination of the two.The setting and writing is lush. I could connect with characters whose (fictional) lives were so different from mine. There were bad things that happened and in sometimes gruesome ways, but the gore was not overplayed nor overly graphic. There was magic realism. However, don't expect all loose ends to be tied up at the end. Some were, some were left to your imagination. This is one of those books I'll think about long after I finished it.
I borrowed an audio copy from my local library. It was very well read by the author.
Show Less
LibraryThing member bookczuk
Another fascinating glimpse into a time gone and a different culture, though with an abrupt ending.
LibraryThing member kakadoo202
Great mystery but I wish the ending would have been a bit less Hollywood
LibraryThing member randalrh
One positive about cataloging the books I've read only once a year (not on purpose) is that I know which ones stick. I'm not sure I would have said I'd remember this one better than Bangkok Wakes to Rain or Washington Black or Transcription, but I do.
LibraryThing member Slevyr26
This was a lovely, atmospheric novel in 1930s Malaya (Malaysia) which I’ve never read much about before. I loved the scenes Yangsze Choo detailed and the relationships she created — Little Ren and Yi, Ji Lin, Shin. The life given to magical creatures like weretigers and the superstition of
Dark, spooky, yet inviting. I look forward to reading more of her work!
Show More
Chinese numbers. It was all expressed in a beautiful, understandable way.Dark, spooky, yet inviting. I look forward to reading more of her work!
Show Less
LibraryThing member DKnight0918
I listened to the audiobook. The performance was great. The story itself was so-so. I just couldn’t really connect with the characters.
LibraryThing member Linyarai
This was a really pleasant mystery/ghost story/romance. I didn't find the characters were very deep or remarkable, but I enjoyed the story.
LibraryThing member RandyMetcalfe
Adventure is a five-pack. There are five Chinese virtues. Five people named after those virtues. Five fingers. And (at least) five deaths. There are also mysterious were tigers, a black-market in charmed body-parts, and (at least) one extremely dangerous woman. You’d be right if you were thinking
Yangsze Choo does an admirable job tying together her plot and her five key figures. Told, alternately, from Ji Lin’s first-person perspective and a third-person viewpoint, primarily focused on Ren, the story leaps into high gear almost from the opening. Once Ji Lin accidentally acquires the amputated and preserved fifth finger of someone, she is on her way to discovering the connections between herself and each of the others. At once a stylish thriller and a murder mystery, Ji Lin’s story is every bit as exciting as one from her hero, Sherlock Holmes. It will keep you guessing.
Although Choo makes an effort to bring colonial Malaysia to life, I suspect that she is more interested in the intricacies of her plot. Which is perhaps a missed opportunity because I think the atmosphere and details of life there might have been equally compelling. However, if her goal was action and adventure, she at least accomplished that end. And maybe that should be enough.
Gently recommended.
Show More
that the only thing missing is simmering sexual tension. But there it is, right around the corner. Between Ji Lin, her (unrelated) step-brother, Ren, Yi, and William (or Lydia), there is a remarkable web of coincidence, suspicious happenings, and mounds of eerie perceptions. It must be fate, because the adventure that ensues in 1930s colonial Malaysia is positively spooky.Yangsze Choo does an admirable job tying together her plot and her five key figures. Told, alternately, from Ji Lin’s first-person perspective and a third-person viewpoint, primarily focused on Ren, the story leaps into high gear almost from the opening. Once Ji Lin accidentally acquires the amputated and preserved fifth finger of someone, she is on her way to discovering the connections between herself and each of the others. At once a stylish thriller and a murder mystery, Ji Lin’s story is every bit as exciting as one from her hero, Sherlock Holmes. It will keep you guessing.
Although Choo makes an effort to bring colonial Malaysia to life, I suspect that she is more interested in the intricacies of her plot. Which is perhaps a missed opportunity because I think the atmosphere and details of life there might have been equally compelling. However, if her goal was action and adventure, she at least accomplished that end. And maybe that should be enough.
Gently recommended.
Show Less
LibraryThing member Dreesie
I listened to this on Hoopla, so have no idea how many of the characters' names and places are spelled.
British Malaya, 1930s. A found finger, a lost twin, 5 Chinese virtues, a dance hall, a hospital pathology collection that is missing fingers, surprising accidents, and a purported wher-tiger.
This
Choo narrated this audiobook herself. I absolutely love her Singaporean accent, and she is a great reader.
British Malaya, 1930s. A found finger, a lost twin, 5 Chinese virtues, a dance hall, a hospital pathology collection that is missing fingers, surprising accidents, and a purported wher-tiger.
This
Show More
plot is fairly complicated, but Choo does a great job of pulling everything together even as it seems the story has gotten away from her. We meet British expats living and working at a Malaya hospital, native servants, hospital employees, dance hall girls, local people working on plantations. There might be a man who turns into a tiger, and there are definitely Brits who are in Malaya to hide their pasts--just as their are locals hiding their presents from family and friends. Choo weaves in Malay and Chinese tradition and superstition, colonialism, romance, treachery, mystery, and more. Choo narrated this audiobook herself. I absolutely love her Singaporean accent, and she is a great reader.
Show Less
LibraryThing member tibobi
The Short of It:
There is an awful lot going on in this story and honestly it was rather exhausting to read.
The Rest of It:
Ji Lin is an apprentice dressmaker. It’s an honest living but doesn’t pay enough to help pay her mother’s Mahjong debt so she takes a job working in a dance hall. These
Inside the vial is a shriveled up finger, preserved in salt. What does it mean? It is used for magic? Has it been cursed? Where did it come originally? This finger lures her down an adventurous path in search of its meaning.
When I said earlier that this book had a lot going on, man, I wasn’t kidding. Ji Lin has to deal with her mother’s constant inquiries about male suitors, her abusive step-father who takes his anger out on everyone, including Ji Lin’s mother and her step-brother, Shin. Ji Lin would love to be a nurse and yet she spends her days fighting off men who want to do more than dance with her.
With all this going on, there is also a houseboy who sees death, people going missing, a rogue tiger is said to be the cause, and doctors going back and forth about missing body parts and people dropping dead from poisoning.
My main issue with this story is that it jumped all over the place. I didn’t get to spend time with any one character for long and overall the story was fantastical and not believable. The other issue I had is the one thing that WAS carried throughout the story, the attraction between Shin and Ji Lin, step-siblings. Not related by blood but still. I could not get past the cringe factor.
This is a book club pick and I know many readers who found this book quite entertaining. I, however, did not. It was just okay for me. If the story had focused on one main character and really delved into his or her story, I’d be more invested but with all the running around and fantastical elements (ghost tiger) I was over it.
There is an awful lot going on in this story and honestly it was rather exhausting to read.
The Rest of It:
Ji Lin is an apprentice dressmaker. It’s an honest living but doesn’t pay enough to help pay her mother’s Mahjong debt so she takes a job working in a dance hall. These
Show More
places have poor reputations so she spends much of her time hiding this job from her family and friends. One night, as she is dancing with a rather mysterious man, a glass vial falls out of his pocket. Thinking it might be valuable, Ji Lin quickly tucks it away, desperately hoping she isn’t accused of being a pickpocket.Inside the vial is a shriveled up finger, preserved in salt. What does it mean? It is used for magic? Has it been cursed? Where did it come originally? This finger lures her down an adventurous path in search of its meaning.
When I said earlier that this book had a lot going on, man, I wasn’t kidding. Ji Lin has to deal with her mother’s constant inquiries about male suitors, her abusive step-father who takes his anger out on everyone, including Ji Lin’s mother and her step-brother, Shin. Ji Lin would love to be a nurse and yet she spends her days fighting off men who want to do more than dance with her.
With all this going on, there is also a houseboy who sees death, people going missing, a rogue tiger is said to be the cause, and doctors going back and forth about missing body parts and people dropping dead from poisoning.
My main issue with this story is that it jumped all over the place. I didn’t get to spend time with any one character for long and overall the story was fantastical and not believable. The other issue I had is the one thing that WAS carried throughout the story, the attraction between Shin and Ji Lin, step-siblings. Not related by blood but still. I could not get past the cringe factor.
This is a book club pick and I know many readers who found this book quite entertaining. I, however, did not. It was just okay for me. If the story had focused on one main character and really delved into his or her story, I’d be more invested but with all the running around and fantastical elements (ghost tiger) I was over it.
Show Less
LibraryThing member bell7
Malaya, 1931. Ji Lin is working secretly as a dance hall girl trying to make money to help pay off her mother's debts. Ren is a houseboy working for a doctor who descends into apparent madness before his death, demanding that Ren find his finger and bury it with him so he can rest in peace.
Beautifully blending historical fiction, mystery, and Asian folk tale, this compelling story completely hooked me as it became more and more complicated, more and more intense. I had to stop reading right before bed because the hairs on the back of my neck would stick up while I read and I'd be too wired to rest. Superb storytelling, and I can't wait to see what Yangsze Choo does next.
Show More
Meanwhile, Ji gets the finger and while she and Ren both race against time to figure out the mystery of the finger, several mysterious deaths occur, possibly caused by a vengeful tiger.Beautifully blending historical fiction, mystery, and Asian folk tale, this compelling story completely hooked me as it became more and more complicated, more and more intense. I had to stop reading right before bed because the hairs on the back of my neck would stick up while I read and I'd be too wired to rest. Superb storytelling, and I can't wait to see what Yangsze Choo does next.
Show Less
LibraryThing member mcdenis
In 1930’s British colonial Malaya (Malaysia) Ji Lin, a young Chinese girl and Ren a very young chinese houseboy cross paths over a severed and dessicated finger that Ren must find and return to his former master’s grave. As both come of age, mystery, murder, romance and the tracks of a tiger
Show More
are crafted with care and sensitivity. Each character has his or her gossomer web of often conflicing emotions that shrink or expand as the occasion dictates. There are superstitions and ghosts that add to the suspense as you travel though the lush and humid scenery. Well worth reading. You won’t be disappointed. Show Less
LibraryThing member KittyCunningham
Part ghost story, part love story.
LibraryThing member books-n-pickles
Loved this one until the inevitable love interest kicked in and there were two crazies in the end instead of one. It was a bit far for even me to stretch my disbelief. And I really, really wanted Shin to be the evil one of the five because I'm tired of being unable to escape romance in books that
It's such a shame, because I loved this book so much, otherwise. The place descriptions made me want to go back to Singapore and Malaysia. The side characters were great--Choo has a way of telling us a little snippet that brings even revolving-door characters a bit of shine--and Ren and Ji Lin were both delightful. Ren is so sincere, and it's lovely to read a story that doesn't grind the child into a cynical pile of dust. It was also nice to see adults take genuine interest in his future, however unrealistic that may have been.
I loved Ji Lin's forthright personality, curiosity, and love for her mother. But I also liked the character of Dr. William Acton, who was a terrible bundle of flaws with some positive qualities that make you wonder if he'sredeemable. We don't get rock-solid answers from him by the end of the book, but after not one but two conveniently tied-up packages, I was very satisfied with a little bit of ambiguity.
I'm going for three stars but still putting this book on my "recommended" shelf. I don't know, if every single book with a woman main character has to have a romance, clearly it's just me who's so curmudgeonly about it and that's not going to detract from other people's enjoyment. Until almost 50 pages from the end, I was back in the lovely warm reading space that I haven't found since 2019, enjoying the experience of reading a book, meeting characters, and looking forward to reading instead of just plowing through even stories I enjoyed, like Gideon the Ninth, like chores instead of pleasure.
But man, this story was so wonderful just as it was. Ji Lin was wonderful just as she was. Why can't women characters ever just stand on their own?
Edit, 4/8/21: I recently reread my review of Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen, and I think I had similar feelings about these two books. I was excited to read them and I loved about the first 2/3, but once the romance hit I was just so disappointed that it impacted my enjoyment of the rest of the book. Though in this case there was the added fact that the stupid love interest was emotionally abusive, so I couldn't just roll my eyes and get on with it.
Show More
are perfectly wonderful without them, I'm with Ji Lin's mom that loving your stepbrother is gross, and most of all because I got creepy vibes from him. I'm glad that that the story is open ended enough that I can imagine Ji Lin dumping him.It's such a shame, because I loved this book so much, otherwise. The place descriptions made me want to go back to Singapore and Malaysia. The side characters were great--Choo has a way of telling us a little snippet that brings even revolving-door characters a bit of shine--and Ren and Ji Lin were both delightful. Ren is so sincere, and it's lovely to read a story that doesn't grind the child into a cynical pile of dust.
I loved Ji Lin's forthright personality, curiosity, and love for her mother. But I also liked the character of Dr. William Acton, who was a terrible bundle of flaws with some positive qualities that make you wonder if he'sredeemable. We don't get rock-solid answers from him by the end of the book, but after not one but two conveniently tied-up packages, I was very satisfied with a little bit of ambiguity.
I'm going for three stars but still putting this book on my "recommended" shelf. I don't know, if every single book with a woman main character has to have a romance, clearly it's just me who's so curmudgeonly about it and that's not going to detract from other people's enjoyment. Until almost 50 pages from the end, I was back in the lovely warm reading space that I haven't found since 2019, enjoying the experience of reading a book, meeting characters, and looking forward to reading instead of just plowing through even stories I enjoyed, like Gideon the Ninth, like chores instead of pleasure.
But man, this story was so wonderful just as it was. Ji Lin was wonderful just as she was. Why can't women characters ever just stand on their own?
Edit, 4/8/21: I recently reread my review of Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen, and I think I had similar feelings about these two books. I was excited to read them and I loved about the first 2/3, but once the romance hit I was just so disappointed that it impacted my enjoyment of the rest of the book. Though in this case there was the added fact that the stupid love interest was emotionally abusive, so I couldn't just roll my eyes and get on with it.
Show Less
LibraryThing member RealLifeReading
Dark, magical, and bewitching, The Night Tiger transports the reader to colonial Malaya where weretigers supposedly roam, strange deaths are happening in a sleepy town in Ipoh. A young boy is searching for a missing finger and is mysteriously connected to a woman trying to make some money as a
Choo permeates her story with all the sounds, smells and tastes of Malaysia. She brings in so many Malaysian foods that I am often left hungry after reading a few chapters (Malaysian and Singaporean foods are quite similar).
She deftly weaves in a variety of folklore and superstitions like the pontianak and weretigers. It’s a great mix of supernatural and historical. And overall, a beautifully written, magical tale blended with some mysteries that left this reader guessing until the end.
Show More
dance hall girl. Choo permeates her story with all the sounds, smells and tastes of Malaysia. She brings in so many Malaysian foods that I am often left hungry after reading a few chapters (Malaysian and Singaporean foods are quite similar).
She deftly weaves in a variety of folklore and superstitions like the pontianak and weretigers. It’s a great mix of supernatural and historical. And overall, a beautifully written, magical tale blended with some mysteries that left this reader guessing until the end.
Show Less
LibraryThing member labfs39
Ren is an eleven-year-old boy with a mission. His master's dying wish is to be buried with his amputated finger before the 49 day mourning period ends. Otherwise his master fears he will become a spirit tiger. Ji Lin is a young woman apprenticed as a dressmaker to escape her violent stepfather. She
I enjoyed learning more about Malaysian folklore, but was a bit disappointed with the historical aspect. I felt as though the characters had modern sensibilities and the setting lacked historical nuance. The author's father was a diplomat, so (according to Wikipedia) she was born in the Philippines and spent her childhood in Thailand, Germany, Japan and Singapore. She was educated at Harvard, worked as a management consultant, and lives in California. I'm not sure how much time she has spent in Malaysia. I think she could have told the story in modern day Malaysia without much impact on the story. The plot was fun, although a bit jerky, like a train just leaving the station. Recommended for those interested in Southeast Asian folklore.
Show More
is working as a dance-hall girl to pay off her mother's mahjong debts. One evening she accidently ends up in possession of a customer's lucky charm: an embalmed finger. What follows is a mysterious and fantastical tale of Malay myth, Chinese superstition, and 1930's Malaysian prejudice. I enjoyed learning more about Malaysian folklore, but was a bit disappointed with the historical aspect. I felt as though the characters had modern sensibilities and the setting lacked historical nuance. The author's father was a diplomat, so (according to Wikipedia) she was born in the Philippines and spent her childhood in Thailand, Germany, Japan and Singapore. She was educated at Harvard, worked as a management consultant, and lives in California. I'm not sure how much time she has spent in Malaysia. I think she could have told the story in modern day Malaysia without much impact on the story. The plot was fun, although a bit jerky, like a train just leaving the station. Recommended for those interested in Southeast Asian folklore.
Show Less
LibraryThing member quondame
Each of the characters followed in this story of haunting and limitations is under pressure so that reading it feels like being in a flower press with limited lateral movement and no up or down leeway. William has his own guilt and the expectations of his white community in Malaysia, Ren has his
Show More
deceased twin pulling him toward death and his commitment to his previous master driving him and Ji Lin has her step-father's limitations on her choices and her mother's gambling debts causing her less than optimal choices. A were-tiger, a seller of hospital specimens, a poisoner, an attractive step-brother and an importunate suitor keep the action going, though the pace is a bit stately for the themes. Show Less
LibraryThing member Aronfish
Genre defying book- part murder mystery, part supernatural/ magical realism. Beautifully written and hard to put down!
Awards
Golden Poppy Book Award (Shortlist — Fiction — 2019)
BookTube Prize (Quarterfinalist — Fiction — 2020)
Reese's Book Club (2019-04 — 2019)
Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Fiction — 2019)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Adults (Selection — 2019)
The Big Jubilee Read (2019 — 2012-2021)
Original language
English
Original publication date
2019-02-12