Fourth Sister
Whitney Award Finalist 2021
Seven sisters. Seven impossible tests. One trickster fox.
The fourth of seven sisters, Shisei has always been called cursed. Her twin brother died at birth, her name shortens to shi—death, and only she can see the fox spirit that shadows her. Fearing her curse will further hurt her family, Shisei flees, apprenticing herself to a mask maker.
But death finds her still.
When her youngest sister faces execution for a crime she didn’t commit, Shisei must lead her sisters in a deception that could save the youngest or condemn them all.
A Japanese retelling woven with sparse poetry and gold mended brokenness.
Little Women x Spirited Away
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“Every description and dialogue is so authentic that it is like looking into another place and time and immerses you in a world where myths are reality but superstition also abounds. The characters are intensely human. One of the captivating elements is how true to life they are.” – Rick Haws
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