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Set in Shanghai, novel "Rabbit Moon" tells the story of an accident and the fracturing of a family 

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published April 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM CDT
The cover of "Rabbit Moon" beside author Jennifer Haigh. (Courtesy of Little, Brown and Company)
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The cover of "Rabbit Moon" beside author Jennifer Haigh. (Courtesy of Little, Brown and Company)

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on Aug. 19, 2025. Find that audio here.

The new novel “Rabbit Moon,” by Jennifer Haigh, begins in Shanghai, where an American woman living there is hit by a car and is severely injured. Her divorced parents rush to the hospital, where she lies in a coma. The story looks at the events leading up to this tragic accident and the aftermath.

Host Scott Tong speaks with Jennifer Haigh about the book, which she wrote while she was living in Shanghai.

Book excerpt: ‘Rabbit Moon’

By Jennifer Haigh

Reprinted with permission of the publisher. All rights reserved. 

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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