Natasha Ngan is part young-adult author, part yoga-teacher, part habitual nap-taker. She grew up between Malaysia and the UK, speaking Chinese with her mother mainly as a way to talk about people without them understanding. She studied Geography at the University of Cambridge and later worked as a fashion blogger, social media consultant and freelance writer. Natasha recently moved to Paris, where she likes to imagine she drifts stylishly from brasserie to brasserie, notepad in one hand and wineglass in the other. In reality, she mostly spends her time lost on the metro and offending locals with her French.
Full of appealing new characters, wild twists and heartbreaking sacrifices, it's a novel that's difficult to put down once you start it. * Culturess * Brutal, engaging, visceral yet tender, Girls of Storm and Shadow is a must read. * Biliophile BookClub * A solid fantasy pick with a strong LGBTQ pairing * Kirkus * A powerful and exhilarating read * Word of the Nerd * In her rich, evocative series, Natasha Ngan takes readers on a fantastical journey through a historical fantasy version of Asia. With its powerful themes of female agency, survival, and the intersectionality of racism and sexism, Ngan forges a heated and engaging romance set against a backdrop of revolution * Tor.com * An ode to survival. To resilience and solidarity, to trauma and nightmares, to hope and finding light . . . will inspire you and wrench your heart with an iron grip * Utopia State of Mind * Lush and evocative . . . a powerful narrative about what exactly the victims of sexual abuse endure. * The Nerd Daily *