num_pages: 288
description: Its the end of the nineteenth century in San Franciscos Chinatown and ghost hunters from the Maoshan traditions of Daoism keep malevolent spiritual forces at bay. Li-lin the daughter of a renowned Daoshi exorcist is a young widow burdened with yin eyesthe unique ability to see the spirit world. Her spiritual visions and the death of her husband bring shame to Li-lin and her fatherand shame is not something this immigrant family can afford.When a sorcerer cripples her father terrible plans are set in motion and only Li-lin can stop them. To aid her are her martial arts and a peachwood sword her burning paper talismans and a wisecracking spirit in the form of a human eyeball tucked away in her pocket. Navigating the dangerous alleys and backrooms of a male-dominated Chinatown Li-lin must confront evil spirits gangsters and soulstealers before the sorcerers ritual summons an ancient evil that could burn Chinatown to the ground.With a rich and inventive historical setting nonstop martial arts action authentic Chinese magic and bizarre monsters from Asian folklore The Girl with Ghost Eyes is also the poignant story of a young immigrant searching to find her place beside the long shadow of a demanding father and the stigma of widowhood. In a Chinatown caught between tradition and modernity one woman may be the key to holding everything together.
language: English
title: The Girl with Ghost Eyes
publisher: Talos