?A sharp and bittersweet story of past and future ghosts and gods and family that kept me
turning pages into the dark hours of the night' - Naomi Novik author of Uprooted This
mischievous Malaysian-set novel is an adventure featuring family ghosts and local gods - from
Hugo Award-winning novelist Zen Cho. Her grandmother may be dead but she's not done with
life . . . yet. As Jessamyn packs for Malaysia it's not a good time to start hearing a
bossy voice in her head. Broke jobless and just graduated she's abandoning America to return
?home'. But she last saw Malaysia as a toddler - and is completely unprepared for its ghosts
gods and her eccentric family's shenanigans. Jess soon learns her ?voice' belongs to Ah Ma
her late grandmother. She worshipped the Black Water Sister a local deity. And when a business
magnate dared to offend her goddess Ah Ma swore revenge. Now she's decided Jess will help
whether she wants to or not. As Ah Ma blackmails Jess into compliance Jess fights to retain
control. But her irrepressible relative isn't going to let a little thing like death stop her
when she can simply borrow Jess's body to make mischief. As Jess is drawn ever deeper into a
world of peril and family secrets getting a job becomes the least of her worries. ?This may
be Zen Cho's best work yet' - Karen Lord author of The Best of All Possible Worlds ?A
compelling and deftly written ghost story' - Kate Elliott author of Cold Magic
