Ghost Town Aylmer Maude our fate is not set

our fate is not set in stone

genre-defying novel that weaves together myth

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A linen sheet

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Ghost Town Aylmer Maude our fate is not setThe novel begins a decade later, when Chen has just been released from prison for killing his boyfriend. He is about to return to his familys village, a poor and desolate place. With his parents gone, his sisters married, mad, or dead, there is nothing left for him there. As the story unfurls, we learn what tore this family apart and, more importantly, the truth behind the murder of Chens boyfriend.