A melting pot of cultures in Malaysiaįor those of you who don’t know, Malaysia is actually where I was born, although I didn’t experience much of the culture having moved to the West promptly afterwards. I haven’t read anything by Zen Cho before, but this cover and premise totally drew me in and I needed to find out more. When I first heard of this lesbian ghost thriller set in Malaysia featuring an Asian main character, I was totally on board, and started the audiobook right away. If she fails, the Black Water Sister may finish her off for good. As Jess fights for retribution for Ah Ma, she'll also need to regain control of her body and destiny. Now she's determined to settle a score against a gang boss who has offended the god-and she's decided Jess is going to help her do it.ĭrawn into a world of gods, ghosts, and family secrets, Jess finds that making deals with capricious spirits is a dangerous business. In life Ah Ma was a spirit medium, the avatar of a mysterious deity called the Black Water Sister. But there's only one voice in her head, and it claims to be the ghost of her estranged grandmother, Ah Ma. So when Jess starts hearing voices, she chalks it up to stress. Jessamyn Teoh is closeted, broke and moving back to Malaysia, a country she left when she was a toddler. A reluctant medium discovers the ties that bind can unleash a dangerous power in this compelling Malaysian-set contemporary fantasy.
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