TheReeseWitherspoonxHelloSunshineBookClubPickINSTANTNEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER“Asumptuousgardenmazeofanovelthatimmersesreadersinacomplex,vanishedworld.“--Kirkus(starredreview)Anutterlytransportingnovelsetin1930scolonialMalaysia,perfectforfansofIsabelAllendeandMinJinLeeQuick-witted,ambitiousJiLinisstuckasanapprenticedressmaker,moonlightingasadancehallgirltohelppayoffhermother’sMahjongdebts.Butwhenoneofherdancepartnersaccidentallyleavesbehindagruesomesouvenir,JiLinmayfinallygettheadventureshehasbeenlongingfor.Eleven-year-oldhouseboyRenisalsoonamission,racingtofulfillhisformermaster’sdyingwish:thatRenfindtheman’sfinger,lostyearsagoinanaccident,andburyitwithhisbody.Renhas49daystodoso,orhismaster’ssoulwillwandertheearthforever.Asthedaystickrelentlesslyby,aseriesofunexplaineddeathsracksthedistrict,alongwithwhispersofmenwhoturnintotigers.JiLinandRen’sincreasinglydangerouspathscrisscrossthroughlushplantations,hospitalstoragerooms,andghostlydreamscapes.YangszeChoo’sTheNightTigerpullsusintoaworldofservantsandmasters,age-oldsuperstitionandmodernidealism,siblingrivalryandforbiddenlove.Butanchoringthisdazzling,propulsivenovelistheintimatecoming-of-ageofachildandayoungwoman,eachsearchingfortheirplaceinasocietythatwouldrathertheystayinvisible.“Aworkofincrediblebeauty...Astoundinglycaptivatingandstriking...Atranscendentstoryofcourageandconnection.“--Booklist(starredreview)
