The Fox Wife: An enchanting and unforgettable historical mystery by YangSze Choo (A Reese’s Book Club pick)

Some people think foxes go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .

Manchuria, 1908: A young woman is found frozen in the snow.

Her death is clouded by rumours of foxes, believed to lure people into peril by transforming into beautiful women and men. Bao, a detective with a reputation for sniffing 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.

Snow is a creature of many secrets, but most of all, she's a mother seeking vengeance. Hunting a murderer, the trail will take her from northern China to Japan, with Bao following doggedly behind.

And as their paths draw ever closer together, both Snow and Bao will encounter old friends and new foes, even as more deaths occur.

The Fox Wife is a stunning novel about old loves and second chances, the depth of maternal bonds, and ancient folktales that may very well be true.

Product details

    Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quercus (15 February 2024)
    Language ‏ : ‎ English
    Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
    ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529429765
    ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529429763
    Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 500 g
    Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.4 x 3.2 x 23.4 cm

    Customer Reviews: 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 488 ratings

Review

The reader is taken on a journey from the underbelly of a Chinese town to the mountains of Japan. Among the more memorable characters along the way is a male fox spirit called Shiro. He is seductive, deadly and, like the book itself, quite irresistible to mere humans ― Sunday Times

Like the foxes who populate its pages, The Fox Wife is vivid, enigmatic, and enchanting. Choo's fresh new fable conjures a world where danger and intrigue are forever entwined with sublime and sensory delights ― M.L. Rio, author of IF WE WERE VILLAINS

About the Author

Yangsze Choo is a Malaysian writer of Chinese descent. After receiving her undergraduate degree from Harvard, she worked as a management consultant before writing her New
York Times bestselling debut novel, The Ghost Bride, now a Netflix original series. Her second novel, The Night Tiger, was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and a Big Jubilee Read
selection for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. She lives in California with her family and loves to eat and read (often at the same time). The Fox Wife and all previous novels would not have been possible without large quantities of dark chocolate.

You can find her on her website, yschoo.com, or @yangszechoo on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.