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Sister Snake
Sister Snake: A Novel | Amanda Lee Koe
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A glittering, bold, darkly funny novel about two sistersone in New York, one in Singaporewho are bound by an ancient secret Sisterhood is difficult for Su and Emerald. Su leads a sheltered, moneyed life as the picture-perfect wife of a conservative politician in Singapore. Emerald is a nihilistic sugar baby in New York, living from whim to whim and using her charms to make ends meet. But they share a secret: once, they were snakes, basking under a full moon in Tang dynasty China. A thousand years later, their mysterious history is the only thing still binding them together. When Emerald experiences a violent encounter in Central Park and Su boards the next flight to New York, the two reach a tenuous reconciliation for the first time in decades. Su convinces Emerald to move to Singapore so she can keep an eye on herbut she soon begins to worry that Emeralds irrepressible behavior will out them both, in a sparkling, affluent city where everything runs like clockwork and any deviation from the norm is automatically suspect. Razor-sharp, hilarious, and raw in emotion, Sister Snake explores chosen family, queerness, passing, and the struggle against conformity. Reimagining the Chinese folktale The Legend of the White Snake, this is a novel about being seen for who you areand, ultimately, how to live free.
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xicanti
Sister Snake: A Novel | Amanda Lee Koe
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1. Casey got an adorable haircut. He‘s no longer at risk of heat stroke in the middle of winter from the shear wealth of hair on his body!

2. I started SISTER SNAKE tonight and I immediately feel all OMG about it. Is this the book I‘ve been waiting for? I sure hope so.

TheBookHippie Such a cutie! Enjoy your read. 1mo
Texreader He‘s so adorable! Nice haircut!! 1mo
dabbe #cutehaircutcasey! 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
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xicanti @TheBookHippie @Texreader @dabbe he‘s so much happier when he‘s not a giant fluffball. 1mo
dabbe @xicanti My buff cocker Caramel felt the same way. She LOVED when the hair between her toe pads was trimmed! 🤩 1mo
xicanti @dabbe toes trims are the best! Casey‘s feet become little mops when they‘re fuzzy. It makes life awkward for him. (edited) 1mo
dabbe @xicanti #truth! Their fur is so beautiful and silky, but man, can it grow! 🤩 1mo
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xicanti
Sister Snake: A Novel | Amanda Lee Koe
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This week‘s library haul. I‘m taking next month off from American writers and artists (something I usually do in February but couldn‘t swing this year due to some ARCs and imminent library holds), and while I‘ve got a couple more American-authored titles in the pipeline for next week, my holds list already reflects Murica-Free March‘s mandate. Today I picked up stuff from Canada, Japan, and Singapore. #MFMarch

TheKidUpstairs I'm interested to see your review of Girl Runner. I was intrigued by it on the Canada Reads long list. 1mo
BkClubCare ❤️ 1mo
xicanti @TheKidUpstairs I think I kept all the longlist titles on my holds list. Chances are I‘ll wish at least one of them made it to the shortlist in place of something that did. 1mo
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Sister Snake: A Novel | Amanda Lee Koe
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Absolutely blown away by how much I loved this book. A fantastic tale of two sisters with a long and complex history. There is so much love between them despite their differences.

Cortg Is this your noodle? Too cute! 3mo
BookishTrish @Cortg sadly no. This lil one was an honoured guest at my local library 3mo
Cortg Fun guest! 3mo
DimeryRene Yes!!! What a fun guest. The first time I touched a snake was at my local library as a kid. 3mo
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