03808cam a2200493 4500 1168854183 TxAuBib 20240313120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250329516 1250329515 2a3a2588-8e9c-48e9-95cf-d5f8a797d3ad OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9868523 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Choo, Yangsze. The Fox Wife [Libby] : A Novel. Macmillan Audio, 2024. Mythology. Manchuria. family traditions. Fiction. mystery. revenge. History. legends. Detective Work. Early 1900s. family businesses. family curses. mysterious deaths. fox gods. maternal revenge. mortal and spirit interaction. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 402MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 402MB. Fiction. Literature. Mythology. Historical Fiction. HTML:This program is read by the author. "Choo narrates this richly complex novel herself, her gorgeous writing delivered in a voice that is deep and precise and lovely. . . . Her tone and words transport us." —San Francisco Chronicle on The Night Tiger 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 woman's identity. Since childhood, Bao has been intrigued by the fox gods, yet they've remained tantalizingly out of reach—until, perhaps, now. Meanwhile, a family who owns a famous Chinese medicine shop can cure ailments but can't escape the curse that afflicts them—their eldest sons die before their twenty-fourth birthdays. When a disruptively winsome servant named Snow enters their household, the family's luck seems to change—or does it? Snow is a creature of many secrets, but most of all she's 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. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-03-13 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2a3a2588-8e9c-48e9-95cf-d5f8a797d3ad&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2a3a2588-8e9c-48e9-95cf-d5f8a797d3ad&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)