There’s a pulse in San Francisco that guidebooks never mention, a rhythm found in the steam of a teapot at a back-alley diner and in the whispered incantations of a man they call the Quack. Author’s Tranquility Press is thrilled to announce the release of The Quack, Carrie Chang’s breathtaking debut that pulls back the curtain on a Chinatown teeming with spiritual seekers, wounded ghosts, and the intoxicating search for a soul.
This is the story of Isabelle Wu, who traded a stifling career for the chaotic poetry of Chinatown’s midnight markets and shadowy corners. Adrift between her American upbringing and her Chinese heritage, she becomes a patient of the enigmatic Dr. Hsu, an acupuncturist whose diagnoses are as cryptic as his methods. He sees past her urban ennui to a deeper malady: a profound, existential heartbreak. His prescription? A journey that will lead her through a ghetto alive with chiming falsetto hopes, into the arms of a complicated lover, and face-to-face with a cast of characters so vivid they feel like family you never knew you had.
More than a novel, The Quack is an experience. Chang’s writing doesn’t just describe Chinatown—it channels its very essence. You’ll taste the greasy cootie chow-mein, smell the pungent curries at Yeo’s restaurant, and feel the electric charge of the neon signs reflecting off wet pavement. It’s a place where a jade monkey trinket can contain a universe of meaning and were dropping a coin in a dragon-well might summon a feathered, otherworldly messenger.
For anyone who has ever felt caught between two worlds, for anyone who has searched for magic in the mundane, The Quack is your new literary compass. It’s a book that understands that the most potent remedies aren’t always found in a bottle, but in the wild, wacky, and ultimately healing embrace of community.
The Quack is available now on Amazon. Answer its call and let it take you on a journey you won’t soon forget.
About the Author
Carrie Chang is a writer of remarkable depth and vision. With The Quack, she announces herself as a formidable new voice in contemporary fiction, one who masterfully blends the lyrical with the grounded, the mystical with the deeply human. She writes from the crossroads of culture and memory, and this novel is a stunning testament to her talent.
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