Tiffany Tsao

A propulsive work of feminist gothic that blends Indonesian folklore with Islamic mysticism and examines the tension between freedom and responsibility, violence and care, familial obligation and the limits of sisterhood.

From the author of But Won't I Miss Me, this “bold and dramatic portrayal of characters on the cusp of an impossible choice” (Publishers Weekly), is the story of two sisters from a wealthy Chinese-Indonesian family who grapple with secrets and betrayal after one of them poisons their entire...

“The body horror novel motherhood always deserved. . . . Comparable to Rachel Yoder's Nightbitch or Carmen Maria Machado's In the Dream House, this novel is breathtaking in its world-building and devastating in its emotional precision.”—Shelf Awareness (starred) Set in an alternate reality...