Book Discussion: The Tiger and the Cosmonaut

Over the next four weeks, read The Tiger and the Cosmonaut by Eddy Boudel Tan, then meet with others to share thoughts and impressions in a librarian-led discussion.

Casper Han grew up the dutiful son of immigrants who never felt entirely welcome in their remote corner of British Columbia. Now an adult, living in Vancouver with a boyfriend whose privilege he quietly resents, Casper rarely returns to his hometown, the site of a grief his family doesn’t discuss: the loss of his twin brother, Sam. Over twenty years have passed since Sam went missing, and a crisis brings Casper and his siblings back. Their father has vanished, only to be found wandering the vast woods beyond the family home, confused and clutching a pair of scissors, seemingly trapped in the memory of that tragic night. In order to move forward, the Han family must finally confront the past and untangle the mystery of what really happened to Sam.

-Penguin Random House Canada

A limited number of print copies are available; visit the service desk at your local BPL location to pick one up.

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