03642cam a2200529 4500 1146282755 TxAuBib 20240216120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250266026 1250266025 B0C2MX9J7R Amazon ed559aa3-6c4b-42bd-8aab-1fa61d147b6e OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9790947 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Choo, Yangsze. The Fox Wife [Libby] : A Novel. Henry Holt and Co., 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 Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 10MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Mythology. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p><b>Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting <i>qi</i>,</b> <b>but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you,</b> <b>only usually better looking . . .</b><br /> Manchuria, 1908.<br /> 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.<br /> 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?<br /> 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.<br /> <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Yangsze Choo brilliantly explores a world of mortals and<br /> spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection. Epic in scope and full of singular, unforgettable characters, <i>The Fox Wife</i> is a stunning novel about old loves and second chances, the depths of maternal love, and ancient folktales that may very well be true.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-02-15 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ed559aa3-6c4b-42bd-8aab-1fa61d147b6e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ed559aa3-6c4b-42bd-8aab-1fa61d147b6e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ed559aa3-6c4b-42bd-8aab-1fa61d147b6e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)