I love this short story collection best of all Zen Cho I’ve read, which is not a light statement, as I’ve read all of her back catalogue and kept up with new releases since, and love Black Water Sister and Order of Pure Moon quite a bit. It’s just so good! Even more so if you consider these were some of the earlier writings. They are such a lovely, vibrant, polyphonic amalgamation of Malaysian and British, and the stories such a great combo of traditional mythology and modern perspective. I would be hard pressed to pick a favourite short story, and i say with awe and humility that I learnt so much from them about a culture that’s not my own, and enjoyed myself tremendously on each re-read. An easy and sincere recommendation from me on this one, and I’m so glad this collection is now getting a mainstream release in the UK (I say, as I clutch my well-loved US copy to my heart