The fox wife : a novel / Yangsze Choo.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250266019
- Physical Description: 388 pages : maps ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
General Note: | Maps on endpapers. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Detectives > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. Missing persons > Fiction. Foxes > Fiction. Manchuria (China) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. Mystery fiction. |
Available copies
- 4 of 15 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.
Holds
- 4 current holds with 15 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Fort St. James Public Library | CHO (Text) | 35196001036842 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-05-28 |
- Baker & Taylor
"A novel about dead bodies found in the snow, a mother seeking revenge, and old folk tales that may very well be true. New York Times bestselling author Yangsze Choo brilliantly explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection"-- - Baker & Taylor
In 1908 Manchuria, Bao, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth, is hired to uncover the identity of a dead courtesan, while a secretive woman named Snow, seeking vengeance for her lost child, navigates the myths and misconceptions of fox spirits to find a murderer. - McMillan Palgrave
Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .
Manchuria, 1908.
In the last years of the dying Qing Empire, a courtesan is found frozen in a doorway. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes, which are believed to lure people by transforming themselves into beautiful women and handsome men. Bao, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth, is hired to uncover the dead womanâs identity. Since childhood, Bao has been intrigued by the fox gods, yet theyâve remained tantalizingly out of reachâuntil, perhaps, now.
Meanwhile, a family who owns a famous Chinese medicine shop can cure ailments but canât escape the curse that afflicts themâtheir eldest sons die before their twenty-fourth birthdays. When a disruptively winsome servant named Snow enters their household, the familyâs luck seems to changeâor does it?
Snow is a creature of many secrets, but most of all sheâs a mother seeking vengeance for her lost child. Hunting a murderer, she will follow the trail from northern China to Japan, while Bao follows doggedly behind. Navigating the myths and misconceptions of fox spirits, both Snow and Bao will encounter old friends and new foes, even as more deaths occur.
New York Times bestselling author Yangsze Choo brilliantly explores a world of mortals and
spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection. Epic in scope and full of singular, unforgettable characters, The Fox Wife is a stunning novel about old loves and second chances, the depths of maternal love, and ancient folktales that may very well be true.