Description
| Product ID: | 9781509800018 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Black Water Sister |
| Authors: | Author: Zen Cho |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | Fantasy, Fantasy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Family, ghosts and local gods collide, in this delightful Malaysian-set novel – by Hugo award-winning author Zen Cho. <p><b>This </b><b>mischievous Malaysian-set</b> <b>novel is an adventure featuring family, ghosts and local gods - from Hugo Award winning novelist Zen Cho.<br><br>'A sharp and bittersweet story of past and future, ghosts and gods and family, that kept me turning pages into the dark hours of the night' </b>–<b> Naomi Novik, author of <i>Uprooted</i></b><br><br>Her grandmother may be dead, but she's not done with life . . . yet.<br><br>As Jessamyn packs for Malaysia, it’s not a good time to start hearing a bossy voice in her head. Broke, jobless and just graduated, she’s abandoning America to return ‘home’. But she last saw Malaysia as a toddler – and is completely unprepared for its ghosts, gods and her eccentric family’s shenanigans.<br><br>Jess soon learns her ‘voice’ belongs to Ah Ma, her late grandmother. She worshipped the Black Water Sister, a local deity. And when a business magnate dared to offend her goddess, Ah Ma swore revenge. Now she’s decided Jess will help, whether she wants to or not.<br><br>As Ah Ma blackmails Jess into compliance, Jess fights to retain control. But her irrepressible relative isn’t going to let a little thing like death stop her, when she can simply borrow Jess’s body to make mischief. As Jess is drawn ever deeper into a world of peril and family secrets, getting a job becomes the least of her worries.<br><br><b>‘This may be Zen Cho's best work yet’ </b>–<b> Karen Lord, author of <i>The Best of All Possible Worlds</i></b><br><br><b>‘A compelling and deftly written ghost story' </b>–<b> Kate Elliott, author of <i>Cold Magic</i></b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-02-12 |
