The Night Tiger: A Novel: 9781250175458: Choo, Yangsze

The Night Tiger is a captivating and immersive novel set in 1930s colonial Malaysia, perfect for fans of Isabel Allende and Min Jin Lee.

This transporting book follows the coming-of-age of a young woman named Ji Lin, who is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker and moonlights as a dancehall girl to pay off her mother's debts.

When one of her dance partners accidentally leaves behind a gruesome souvenir, Ji Lin plunges into a dark adventure filled with secrets and superstitions. The novel also follows the path of an 11-year-old houseboy named Ren, who is on a mission 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.

With only 49 days to do so, Ren must navigate through lush plantations, hospital storage rooms, and ghostly dreamscapes. As Ji Lin and Ren's paths cross, a series of unexplained deaths racks the district, along with whispers of men who turn into tigers.

The Night Tiger pulls readers into a world of servants and masters, age-old superstition, and modern idealism, sibling rivalry, and forbidden love.

This dazzling and propulsive novel is anchored by 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. The Night Tiger is an utterly transporting novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

Don't miss out on this incredible work of beauty!