Spirit medium at large in Malaysian author Zen Cho's 'Black Water Sister'

Cho's latest novel 'Black Water Sister' is about a young Malaysian woman who moves from the United States back to Penang, only to be possessed by her late grandmother. Photo: Handout

Jessamyn Teoh has several problems.

She is a university graduate who cannot find a job. Her family has had to move from the United States back to Penang to live off the charity of relatives. She has yet to come out to her parents about her sexuality.