The Fox Wife

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 creaturesjust like youonly usually better looking . . . Manchuria1908. In the last years of the dying Qing Empirea courtesan is found frozen in a doorway. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxeswhich are believed to lure people by transforming themselves into beautiful women and handsome men. Baoa detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truthis hired to uncover the dead womanΓÇÖs identity. Since childhoodBao has been intrigued by the fox godsyet theyΓÇÖve remained tantalizingly out of reachΓÇöuntilperhapsnow. Meanwhilea family who owns a famous Chinese medicine shop can cure ailments but canΓÇÖt escape the curse that afflicts themΓÇötheir eldest sons die before their twenty-fourth birthdays. When a disruptively winsome servant named Snow enters their householdthe familyΓÇÖs luck seems to changeΓÇöor does it? Snow is a creature of many secretsbut most of all sheΓÇÖs a mother seeking vengeance for her lost child. Hunting a murderershe will follow the trail from northern China to Japanwhile Bao follows doggedly behind. Navigating the myths and misconceptions of fox spiritsboth Snow and Bao will encounter old friends and new foeseven as more deaths occur. New York Times bestselling author Yangsze Choo brilliantly explores a world of mortals and spiritshumans and beastsand their dazzling intersection. Epic in scope and full of singularunforgettable charactersThe Fox Wife is a stunning novel about old loves and second chancesthe depths of maternal loveand ancient folktales that may very well be true.