The #TFBookClub reads ‘The Night Tiger’ set in 1930s Malaya

20th February 2020

#TFBookClub March/April 2020. ‘The Night Tiger’ set in 1930s colonial Malaya

Our latest #TFBookClub outing takes us to colonial MALAYA in the 1930s, with The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo.

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.

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We will be in touch if you are one of our lucky readers, and hopefully you’ll receive your copy of the book early in March. Don’t forget, applications close midnight, 29th February 2020!

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