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The Night Tiger
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Yangsze Choo
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
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The Night Tiger
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Publisher's Summary
A Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine on Audible Pick
"You won’t be able to put this down! I’m excited to announce that our April pick is The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo. Set in a tiny Malaysian town in the 1930s, the story is about a mystifying tiger who haunts the villages, followed by a series of mysterious deaths. The two main characters will captivate you as their paths are destined to cross. I can’t wait to hear what you think!" (Reese Witherspoon)
"Choo narrates this richly complex novel herself, her gorgeous writing delivered in a voice that is deep and precise and lovely, both British and not quite. Her tone and words transport us...." (San Francisco Chronicle)
This program is read by the author.
A sweeping historical audiobook about a dance hall girl and an orphan boy whose fates entangle over an old Chinese superstition about men who turn into tigers.
Quick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dance hall girl to help pay off her mother’s Mahjong debts. But when one of her dance partners accidentally leaves behind a gruesome souvenir, Ji Lin may finally get the adventure she has been longing for.
Eleven-year-old houseboy Ren is also on a mission, racing to fulfill his former master’s dying wish: that Ren find the man’s finger, lost years ago in an accident, and bury it with his body. Ren has 49 days to do so, or his master’s soul will wander the earth forever.
As the days tick relentlessly by, a series of unexplained deaths wracks the district, along with whispers of men who turn into tigers. Ji Lin and Ren’s increasingly dangerous paths crisscross through lush plantations, hospital storage rooms, and ghostly dreamscapes.
Yangsze Choo's The Night Tiger pulls us into a world of servants and masters, age-old superstition and modern idealism, sibling rivalry and forbidden love. But anchoring this dazzling, propulsive audiobook is the intimate coming of age of a child and a young woman, each searching for their place in a society that would rather they stay invisible.
Amazon.com Best Books of the Year - 2019
What the critics say
"A work of incredible beauty.... Astoundingly captivating and striking in its portrayal of love, betrayal, and death, The Night Tiger is a transcendent story of courage and connection." (Booklist, starred review)
“Choo has written a sumptuous garden maze of a novel that immerses readers in a complex, vanished world.” (Kirkus, starred review)
What listeners say about The Night Tiger
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-01-05
Riveting!!!!
I randomly chose to download this book because I had credits to spend. The next I knew I was being pulled down the rabbit hole into a world of Asian Folklore, forbidden love and shrivelled body parts. READ IT! You'll thank yourself.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-11-06
Loved it.
Engaging story and well performed. The super natural aspect delighted me and I appreciated the character development.
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- Ms_Malzy
- 2019-11-02
Lovely book
Great book! Wish there was more! The narrator/author has such a great tone and she certainly brought the characters to life.
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- Genevieve S
- 2020-04-08
Couldn’t turn it off.
Slow start but interesting throughout. I listened to the second half all in one go, couldn’t turn it off.
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- Karen W. Lam
- 2019-06-18
A Very Satisfying Story and Beautiful Narration
A perfect summer book, wonderfully narrated by the author herself. I rarely enjoy a book read by the author unless it's a celebrity author and the book is clearly an autobiography. But in this case, Ms. Choo has the perfect lilting English cadence to capture the world of her characters and the magic surrealism of their dream world. Recommended listen and looking forward to reading more of her books!
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- Cody
- 2020-07-09
Amazing!
Amazing novel with a story that will keep you interested from start to finish! I really hope there's a sequel!
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- Rakesh K Arora
- 2019-06-02
what a great story!
Loved it, an absolute joy, it was a wonderful story. The audio made it even better
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- MCK
- 2019-05-20
An exotic mystery!
The story took me a little while to get into, but it was worth the wait! I have never heard a story quite like this and I couldn’t stop listening to the last 3rd! Narrated by the author, I found her voice soothing and easy to listen to.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-04-13
I couldnt stop listening
Loved it! The story kept you intrigued in the mystery. I listened to this book non stop until It was finished. It was a delightful listen.
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- Merryn
- 2020-02-09
Loved it!
The narrator/author has such a beautiful voice and accent, I would listen again just for that. The story keeps you engaged, has a really good mix of real and surreal, and actually ended up being more mysterious/suspenseful than I was expecting, which was an added bonus. I fished it also feeling like I learned a bit more about the history, culture, and beliefs of a part of the world I know very little about, which I love.
I recommend it to anyone who likes ghost stories (not terrifying, but a little creepy and mysterious) and history.
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