Description: "Choo's clear and charming style creates an alternate reality where the stakes are just as high as in the real world, combining grounded period storytelling with the supernatural." -- Publishers Weekly "Captivating epic . . . [this] impressive first novel takes readers on one of the wildest rides since Alice fell down the rabbit hole." -- San Jose Mercury News "Choo's remarkably strong and arresting first novel...is sure to garner much well-deserved attention." -- Booklist "Choo's fascinating debut . . . rich in Chinese folklore, mores and the supernatural...intriguing and enlightening. A haunting debut." -- Kirkus Reviews "Li Lan's odyssey keeps her on the brink of earthly demise and keeps the reader riveted to the page . . ." -- New York Journal of Books "Delicate and thought-provoking . . . sure to be a hit with supernatural and historical fiction fans alike." -- Library Journal "Unlike any book I've ever experienced, with its meld of historical fiction coupled with a fascinating culture, murder mystery, the wandering of spirits of the dead and not-so-dead, romance, and adventures in the afterworld . . . one revelatory experience after another." -- Bookreporter.com

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