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SUMMARY:FFL's Fictional Book Club:  The Fox Wife
DESCRIPTION:In FFL's newest book club\, discuss how these fictional stories 
 and characters come to life (or don't) over snacks and coffee.\n\nRegister 
 below or contact\, Barbara Shatara at bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov \n\nAbout 
 This Month's Book: The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo\n\nManchuria\, 1908.\nIn 
 the last years of the dying Qing Empire\, a courtesan is found frozen in a 
 doorway. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes\, which are believed to 
 lure people by transforming themselves into beautiful women and handsome 
 men. Bao\, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth\, is 
 hired to uncover the dead woman’s identity. Since childhood\, Bao has 
 been intrigued by the fox gods\, yet they’ve remained tantalizingly out 
 of reach—until\, perhaps\, now.\n\nMeanwhile\, a family who owns a famous 
 Chinese medicine shop can cure ailments but can’t escape the curse that 
 afflicts them—their eldest sons die before their twenty-fourth birthdays. 
 When a disruptively winsome servant named Snow enters their household\, the 
 family’s luck seems to change—or does it?\n\nSnow is a creature of many 
 secrets\, but most of all she’s a mother seeking vengeance for her lost 
 child. Hunting a murderer\, she will follow the trail from northern China 
 to Japan\, while Bao follows doggedly behind. Navigating the myths and 
 misconceptions of fox spirits\, both Snow and Bao will encounter old 
 friends and new foes\, even as more deaths occur.\n\nNew York Times 
 bestselling author Yangsze Choo brilliantly explores a world of mortals and 
 spirits\, humans and beasts\, and their dazzling intersection. Epic in 
 scope and full of singular\, unforgettable characters\, The Fox Wife is a 
 stunning novel about old loves and second chances\, the depths of maternal 
 love\, and ancient folktales that may very well be true.\n\n\nLimited 
 copies of the book are available for checkout at the Main Desk. \n
LOCATION:Pickering Room\, Main Library 
ORGANIZER;CN="Barbara Shatara":MAILTO:bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov
CATEGORIES:Featured 
CONTACT;CN="Barbara Shatara":MAILTO:bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov
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