I adore this book.' - Nova Weetman 'This gem of a book is packed with moments of unbearable tension and characters so complex and vivid they will stay with you long after it ends. Tiger Daughter is a novel that will grab hold of you and not let go.'An unforgettable story of family, friendship and finding your voice. But when tragedy strikes, it will take all of Wen's resilience and resourcefulness to get herself and Henry through the storm that follows. Wen and her friend, Henry Xiao - whose mum and dad are also struggling immigrants - both dream of escape from their unhappy circumstances, and form a plan to sit an entrance exam to a selective high school far from home. Wen Zhou is the daughter and only child of Chinese immigrants whose move to the lucky country has proven to be not so lucky. That my life won't even start, and that I'll be stuck like this forever. This is a haunting read that will likely leave readers searching the stars for their own fates.WINNER of 2022 CBCA Book of the Year: Older ReadersWhat I feel most days is that nothing is ever going to change. The emotion does not dampen the tension though an added layer of horrific criminal activity threatens to overshadow the central plot, the mystery of Joanne’s disappearance and the unsolved murder compels readers forward. Her pairing with Simon, who is the major player in his own unique tragedy, isn’t romantic so much as it is necessary for both of them to simply get through the day. Avicenna’s narration is lacerating in its despair, conveying a girl who is shocked not only by the loss of her mother but also by the terrible rawness of her own emotions. This is a taut, expertly crafted thriller, but it is also a devastating examination of grief, both the initial, acute pain of loss and the well-worn paths of years of sorrow. Joined by Simon Thorn, the supposed golden boy at school and a surprising ally in Avicenna’s search, Avicenna is thrown headlong into the mystery of a decades-old brutal murder.
The police try to help, but only Avi can interpret Joanne’s most recent star charts, and she must reluctantly use the gift she inherited from her mother to determine a set of possible suspects.
Nonetheless, when Joanne, a popular astrologer among the disenfranchised in Melbourne, Australia, goes missing, Avicenna-the titular astrologer’s daughter-is stunned. Avicenna’s mother, Joanne, has always talked about her “eventuality,” the twist of fate that would inevitably lead to her absence from Avicenna’s life.
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