Malay Ghosts

Mar 2023
Black Water Sister – Zen Cho – Macmillan, 2021
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In a previous book of this author's that I reviewed, I complained that the Malay elements of the story were short-changed by being yoked to a British setting that didn't quite fit. No such problem with this one, which is a modern-day fantasy set in Penang and featuring deities, temples, vengeful ghosts and some deeply traditional family attitudes.
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