num_pages: 384
description: A 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.When 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.Ji 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.As 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 The Night Tiger explores 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.Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick Amazon Spotlight Pick for Best Book of the Month NYTimes and Publisher's Weekly Bestseller. Starred Kirkus Booklist and Publisher's Weekly reviews.
language: English
title: The Night Tiger
publisher: Flatiron Books