April Book Club 2027

Welcome to Tea Shop Book Club!

In 2027 we'll take a special focus on specific tone and subject matter each quarter. Our monthly zoom meetings will feature special guest speakers to offer more context & depth to our discussions.

Club meets on the last Sunday of each month via Zoom from 10am-12pm PST. An email will be sent out the week before the meeting with discussion topics, zoom link ad introduction to the month's guest speaker! For the full season's schedule, click here.

Each box includes:

• 2 tea pairings, 1 oz each (1 caf, 1 decaf)
• 1 surprise goodie
• 1 book copy
• 1 letter from Friday

This season, we're offering a BYOB(ook) option, allowing you to source your own copy if you prefer!

And now, we present our April Selection: The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

From the publisher:
"Li Lan, the daughter of a respectable Chinese family in colonial Malaysia, hopes for a favorable marriage, but her father has lost his fortune, and she has few suitors. Instead, the wealthy Lim family urges her to become a "ghost bride" for their son, who has recently died under mysterious circumstances. Rarely practiced, a traditional ghost marriage is used to placate a restless spirit. Such a union would guarantee Li Lan a home for the rest of her days, but at what price?"

Content Warnings: Death of a parent, drug addiction, abortion, suicide

Genre: Historical Fiction

Page Count: 384

Signup Deadline: April 1st
Zoom Meeting: April 25th