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A Good Book Brings a Community Together

The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

Do you love book clubs? Here's one for our entire community! Join Henderson Libraries, the City of Henderson, and your fellow booklovers as we read and discuss The Fox Wife, the acclaimed novel by Yangsze Choo.

Copies are available at our libraries and can be also accessed online. Read the book and then meet the author:

Author Visit with Yangsze Choo
Wednesday, October 1st at 6:00pm
Henderson Multigenerational Center

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What is this book about?

Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .

Manchuria, 1908.
In the last years of the dying Qing Empire, a courtesan is found frozen in a doorway. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes, which are believed to lure people by transforming themselves into beautiful women and handsome men. Bao, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth, is hired to uncover the dead woman’s identity. Since childhood, Bao has been intrigued by the fox gods, yet they’ve remained tantalizingly out of reach—until, perhaps, now.

Meanwhile, a family who owns a famous Chinese medicine shop can cure ailments but can’t escape the curse that afflicts them—their eldest sons die before their twenty-fourth birthdays. When a disruptively winsome servant named Snow enters their household, the family’s luck seems to change—or does it?

Snow is a creature of many secrets, but most of all she’s a mother seeking vengeance for her lost child. Hunting a murderer, she will follow the trail from northern China to Japan, while Bao follows doggedly behind. Navigating the myths and misconceptions of fox spirits, both Snow and Bao will encounter old friends and new foes, even as more deaths occur.

New York Times bestselling author Yangsze Choo brilliantly explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection. Epic in scope and full of singular, unforgettable characters, The Fox Wife is a stunning novel about old loves and second chances, the depths of maternal love, and ancient folktales that may very well be true.

Where can I find the book online?

The ebook and audiobook are available from Hoopla and Libby. Log in with your library account to download and start reading!

When can I meet Yangsze Choo?

Our Author Visit with Yangsze Choo will be on Wednesday, October 1st, 2025 at 6:00pm at the Henderson Multigenerational Center (250 S. Green Valley Pkwy., Henderson, NV 89012). You can bring your own book to get signed or purchase a copy that evening.

What else are you offering?

We've scheduled a variety of fun and interesting programs inspired by the book

musical Performances

Sounds of Serenity: Guqin and Chinese Culture with BeeLee

Saturday, August 02 @ 10:30am - 11:30am
West Henderson Library

Monday, August 11 @ 6:00pm - 6:45pm
James I. Gibson Library

Saturday, September 13 @ 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Green Valley Library

Wednesday, September 17 @ 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Paseo Verde Library

Wednesday, October 01 @ 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Henderson Multigenerational Center

Art Inspired by The Fox Wife

Monday, August 25 @ 5:30pm - 6:45pm
James I. Gibson Library

Saturday, August 30 @ 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Green Valley Library