Boey, Meihan: The Formidable Miss Cassidy (2021) trade paperback.
The story begins in 1895, in Singapore. A decidedly Scottish governess arrives from her previous job in India to care for the sole surviving daughter of a British family struck down by illness. Things are not what they seem. There is local horror, generational issues, and several kinds of magic in a multicultural setting. Over a few years - 1897, 1904 - the types of trouble, magic, and mythos expand amazingly.
The vocabulary is impressive. I had to look up a word, which has not happened in a very long time.
Boey's first novel originally came out in Singapore and has now been picked up by Harper Perennial.
She has also written The Enigmatic Madam Ingram, which I hope to find.
The story begins in 1895, in Singapore. A decidedly Scottish governess arrives from her previous job in India to care for the sole surviving daughter of a British family struck down by illness. Things are not what they seem. There is local horror, generational issues, and several kinds of magic in a multicultural setting. Over a few years - 1897, 1904 - the types of trouble, magic, and mythos expand amazingly.
The vocabulary is impressive. I had to look up a word, which has not happened in a very long time.
Boey's first novel originally came out in Singapore and has now been picked up by Harper Perennial.
She has also written The Enigmatic Madam Ingram, which I hope to find.
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