The Night Tiger
the utterly enchanting and spellbinding mystery and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick
Published on 7. January 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-78747-047-7 (ISBN)
Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | REESE BOOK CLUB PICK | BBC BIG JUBILEE BETWEEN THE COVERS READ
'It reminds me of Where the Crawdads Sing . . . it's an amazing book' Rhys Stephenson on BBC's Between the Covers
'You won't be able to put this one down!' Reese Witherspoon
They say a tiger that devours too many humans can take the form of a man and walk among us...
In 1930s colonial Malaya, a dissolute British doctor receives a surprise gift of an eleven-year-old Chinese houseboy. Sent as a bequest from an old friend, young Ren has a mission: to find his dead master's severed finger and reunite it with his body. Ren has forty-nine days, or else his master's soul will roam the earth forever.
Ji Lin, an apprentice dressmaker, moonlights as a dancehall girl to pay her mother's debts. One night, Ji Lin's dance partner leaves her with a gruesome souvenir that leads her on a crooked, dark trail.
As time runs out for Ren's mission, a series of unexplained deaths occur amid rumours of tigers who turn into men. In their journey to keep a promise and discover the truth, Ren and Ji Lin's paths will cross in ways they will never forget.
Captivating and lushly written, The Night Tiger explores the rich world of servants and masters, ancient superstition and modern ambition, sibling rivalry and unexpected love. Woven through with Chinese folklore and a tantalizing mystery, this novel is a page-turner of the highest order.
'An exuberant medley of magic, romance and weirdness' The Times
'[A] highly imaginative and a spellbinding read' Woman's Weekly
'I was willingly propelled into a fascinating and exotic world' Daily Mail
Readers love The Night Tiger
'Gripping, enchanting' 5* Reader Review
'Captivating from the very beginning' 5* Reader Review
'Simply beautiful' 5* Reader Review
'Profound' 5* Reader Review
'A real feel-good and warming novel' 5* Reader Review
'It reminds me of Where the Crawdads Sing . . . it's an amazing book' Rhys Stephenson on BBC's Between the Covers
'You won't be able to put this one down!' Reese Witherspoon
They say a tiger that devours too many humans can take the form of a man and walk among us...
In 1930s colonial Malaya, a dissolute British doctor receives a surprise gift of an eleven-year-old Chinese houseboy. Sent as a bequest from an old friend, young Ren has a mission: to find his dead master's severed finger and reunite it with his body. Ren has forty-nine days, or else his master's soul will roam the earth forever.
Ji Lin, an apprentice dressmaker, moonlights as a dancehall girl to pay her mother's debts. One night, Ji Lin's dance partner leaves her with a gruesome souvenir that leads her on a crooked, dark trail.
As time runs out for Ren's mission, a series of unexplained deaths occur amid rumours of tigers who turn into men. In their journey to keep a promise and discover the truth, Ren and Ji Lin's paths will cross in ways they will never forget.
Captivating and lushly written, The Night Tiger explores the rich world of servants and masters, ancient superstition and modern ambition, sibling rivalry and unexpected love. Woven through with Chinese folklore and a tantalizing mystery, this novel is a page-turner of the highest order.
'An exuberant medley of magic, romance and weirdness' The Times
'[A] highly imaginative and a spellbinding read' Woman's Weekly
'I was willingly propelled into a fascinating and exotic world' Daily Mail
Readers love The Night Tiger
'Gripping, enchanting' 5* Reader Review
'Captivating from the very beginning' 5* Reader Review
'Simply beautiful' 5* Reader Review
'Profound' 5* Reader Review
'A real feel-good and warming novel' 5* Reader Review
Reviews / Votes
'The two main characters will captivate you as their paths are destined to cross... you won't be able to put this one down!' * Reese Witherspoon * Mazey, bewildering, and absolutely brilliant - I loved it * Natasha Pulley, author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street * An irresistible page-turner * Saga * A fascinating and exotic world where perception and truth can be interpreted in many ways * Daily Mail * The tale's various twists and beautifully written interpersonal relationships are a pleasure to read * Irish Examiner * An exuberant medley of magic, romance and weirdness * The Times * [A] highly imaginative and a spellbinding read * Woman's Weekly * Takes the reader on a vivid journey through 30s Malaysia * Independent * Takes the reader on a vivid journey through 1930s Malaysia... a beautifully written, twisty tale * Sunday Post * Choo is a thrilling writer, evoking high emotion, gripping suspense, and an exquisite sense of time and place with her lyrical, sensual writing and her powerful evocation of the soaring, sizzling landscape * Lancashire Post * Takes the reader on a vivid journey through 1930s Malaysia * Woman's Way * This coming-of-age mystery is beautifully written with lush descriptions, characters suffused with the surreal, and a multi layered plot * Historical Novel Society * [The] beautifully written interpersonal relationships are a pleasure to read... Paints a luscious view of Malaysian natural surroundings and historical culture * Press Association * Riveting . . . Mythical creatures, conversations with the dead, lucky numbers, Confucian virtues, and forbidden love provide the backdrop for Choo's superb murder mystery * Publishers Weekly * A work of incredible beauty. . . astoundingly captivating and striking in its portrayal of love, betrayal, and death, The Night Tiger is a transcendent story of courage and connection * Booklist * A sumptuous garden maze of a novel * Kirkus * Sumptuous... full of longing, the pages practically sigh as you turn each one * Oprah.com on The Ghost Bride * Beguiling * USA Today on The Ghost Bride * The lyrical prose transports the reader to a dreamlike landscape... Balancing good writing and strong attention to historical detail, the author has created something that is clever and unique * The Lady *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
335 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78747-047-7 (9781787470477)
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Person
Yangsze Choo is a Malaysian writer of Chinese descent. After receiving her undergraduate degree from Harvard, she worked as a management consultant before writing her New
York Times bestselling debut novel, The Ghost Bride, now a Netflix original series. Her second novel, The Night Tiger, was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and a Big Jubilee Read selection for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. She lives in California with her family and loves to eat and read (often at the same time). The Fox Wife and all previous novels would not have been possible without large quantities of dark chocolate.
You can find her on her website, yschoo.com, or @yangszechoo on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
York Times bestselling debut novel, The Ghost Bride, now a Netflix original series. Her second novel, The Night Tiger, was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and a Big Jubilee Read selection for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. She lives in California with her family and loves to eat and read (often at the same time). The Fox Wife and all previous novels would not have been possible without large quantities of dark chocolate.
You can find her on her website, yschoo.com, or @yangszechoo on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.