- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
A glittering, bold, darkly funny novel about two sisters—one in New York, one in Singapore—who 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 her—but she soon begins to worry that Emerald’s 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 are—and, ultimately, how to live free.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Before
- 1. Thotty Baesians Are in High Demand
- 2. Conformity Makes for Excellent Camouflage
- 3. Humans Are Scum But I Can Make You Come
- 4. A Self-Possessed Woman Can Turn Your World to Dust
- 5. Apex Predator Femme Queen
- 6. Whatever Happens in New York Stays in New York
- 7. His Erections Are as Lackluster as His Poems
- 8. One Hundred Percent Prepared to Go Full Death Metal
- 9. Pot-Bellied Deities Who Can Do No Wrong
- 10. Do You Want Life to Have Its Way with You, or Do You Want to Have Your Way with Life?
- 11. To Toe the Line She Swallowed the Hook
- 12. A Pretty Girl Like You Shouldn’t Be Batting for the Other Team
- 13. Power’s a Trip, Love’s a Disease
- 14. Time Heals All Wounds Is Fridge Magnet Bullshit
- 15. Red Dust and Mortal Lust
- After
- A Novel by Amanda Lee Koe
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Also by Amanda Lee Koe
- Copyright
- About the Publisher