{"product_id":"the-night-tiger-yangsze-choo","title":"The Night Tiger - Yangsze Choo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping historical novel about a dancehall girl and an orphan boy whose fates entangle over an old Chinese superstition about men who turn into tigers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen 11-year-old Ren's master dies, he makes one last request of his Chinese houseboy: that Ren find his severed finger, lost years ago in an accident, and reunite it with his body. Ren has 49 days, or else his master's soul will roam the earth, unable to rest in peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJi Lin always wanted to be a doctor, but as a girl in 1930s Malaysia, apprentice dressmaker is a more suitable occupation. Secretly, though, Ji Lin also moonlights as a dancehall girl to help pay off her beloved mother's Mahjong debts. One night, Ji Lin's dance partner leaves her with a gruesome souvenir: a severed finger. Convinced the finger is bad luck, Ji Lin enlists the help of her erstwhile stepbrother to return it to its rightful owner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the 49 days tick down, and a prowling tiger wreaks havoc on the town, Ji Lin and Ren's lives intertwine in ways they could never have imagined. Propulsive and lushly written, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night Tiger\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexplores colonialism and independence, ancient superstition and modern ambition, sibling rivalry and first love. Braided through with Chinese folklore and a tantalizing mystery, this novel is a page-turner of the highest order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsed Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"pagesFormat\"\u003e384 pages, Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"publicationInfo\"\u003eFirst published February 12, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brewberry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42273993850974,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/0585\/9678\/files\/tnt.jpg?v=1765568197","url":"https:\/\/www.brewberrybooks.ca\/products\/the-night-tiger-yangsze-choo","provider":"Brewberry Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}