Book cover depicting an androgynous figure holding a green jade carving of a peach and removing a dragon mask, artwork by Jenn So

A lesbian time travel mystery romance. 

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“Full of queerness, generative solidarity, and gently profound insights into love and choice, Tan’s tale goes down smoothly but its wisdom lingers. Not to be missed.”
—Shelley Parker Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun

ISBN 978-1-966503-24-8. Paperback. $13.99 140 pages.

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Meet Mei, a young Chinese American who has discovered she has the mystical ability to transport herself anywhere that is spiritually “China”—including Chinatowns around the world and different eras of Chinese history. As an adoptive child of the diaspora, Mei was raised in America with no knowledge of Chinese folklore or fairy tales, but when an antiques dealer friend needs help retrieving a mythic artifact—a jade carving of a peach that represented same-sex love in ancient China—she’s game to give it a try.

Her quest sends Mei not only into the past, but on a journey of self-discovery.

Cover illustration by Jenn So. Cover design by dave ring. Published by Neon Hemlock.

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The Mystery of the Bitten Peach by Cecilia Tan. A lesbian time travel romance mystery. “Full of queerness, generative solidarity, and gently profound insights into love and choice, Tan’s tale goes down smoothly but its wisdom lingers. Not to be missed.” —Shelley Parker Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun

Reviews

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"Cecilia Tan has carved a jade peach, and then turned it real for you. Cup your hands around this enchanting tale of romance, art, and magic, and savor its juice. An absolute gem!"
—Jadie Jiang, author of Monkey Around

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"Bitten Peach's ingenious time travel narrative structure is as tight as it is playful. Its themes of displacement and yearning are equally exquisitely intertwined through gender, space, and culture. And it all comes together in delicious resonance with the nature of its Chinese history and spiral-time magic! It's the kind of story that burrows into my brain and lives there for years and years."
—Emma Mieke Candon, author of Ronin, and The Archive Undying

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"One of the foremost voices in writing and publishing erotic sci-fi and fantasy."
—Tor.com

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Meet the author

Cecilia Tan is the award-winning author of over 35 novels, including the Magic University series, Slow Surrender, and The Prince's Boy. 

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