The Spider And Her Demons

Local Description

The debut novel by local author sydney khoo; this book tells us what it takes to make peace with your demons – literal or otherwise. An urban fantasy spin on growing up as a second-generation immigrant, struggling under the overwhelming pressure to make others proud, while feeling trapped inside your own body.

Description

After waiting tables at the dumpling shop and dealing with her aunt's big expectations, Zhi just wants to find time for her friends, get through high school . . . and make sure no one finds out she's half spider demon. 

But then she accidentally kills and eats a man in front of Dior Panne-Nix, the most popular girl in school . . . And she's about to find out she's not the scariest thing hiding in the shadows. 

Author description

sydney khoo is a recipient of Penguin Random House Australia's Write It fellowship program, which aspires to find, nurture and develop unpublished writers across all genres, with a focus on underrepresented sections of our community.