Good Weather [Chinese]

By: Tong, Su

The novel is set against the backdrop of the "Xianshuitang" marsh in China's Jiangnan region, where the eastern side is a progressive city producing milk, while the western side is a feudal village sustained by the funeral industry. The narrative unfolds in the 1970s with the fateful entanglement of the Deng family from East Pond and the Xiao family from West Pond: two women, both named "Zhaodi," coincidentally rush to the hospital on the same day to give birth. The East Pond Zhaodi delivers a son, while the West Pond Zhaodi fulfills her wish by bearing twins--a boy and a girl... Unexpectedly, the twin boys vanish mysteriously, plunging the families into a dark abyss. Layers of absurd events pile up, intensifying their mutual resentment. The ghost of the deceased Deng family matriarch haunts the scene, stirring endless turmoil. Meanwhile, the saltwater pond--a mirror reflecting both heaven and earth--became a place where locals drowned themselves. In the darkness, bodies stripped of will to live stepped toward the water's edge, while the ghostly goose, appearing and vanishing, became a terrifying specter haunting the area...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Chinese
• ISBN: 6263109858
• ISBN13: 9786263109858
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Mai Tian