A fourth-generation Malaysian of Chinese descent, Yangsze Choo's debut novel The Ghost Bride made her international success. Choo, now a New York Times Bestselling Author, grew up in various countries and graduated from Harvard University, writing fiction in her spare time after she was inspired by Isak Dinesen's short stories. The Ghost Bride was a Goodreads Choice finalist, CILIP Carnegie nominee, Oprah.com’s Best Book of the Week, and has been adapted into a Netflix Original series. Her second novel, The Night Tiger, was also a success and was chosen as one of the best books of the year by Amazon, The Washington Independent Review of Books, Bookpage, Chicago Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, Parade, Real Simple, and Self Magazine.