Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Four Treasures of the Sky: The compelling debut about identity and belonging in the 1880s American West
Four Treasures of the Sky: The compelling debut about identity and belonging in the 1880s American West
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In the novel "The Vanishing Half," twin sisters Georgia and Stella are separated at birth and raised in different parts of the world. Georgia grows up in a black community in the United States, while Stella is raised in a white community in Europe. The book explores themes of identity, race, and belonging, and follows the sisters as they attempt to reconnect and find their place in the world.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 30 March 2023
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
A captivating and mesmerizing debut novel set against the backdrop of the Chinese Exclusion Act, and one Chinese girl's fierce determination to claim her rightful place in the world.
An immersive, poignant, and heart-wrenching novel by the acclaimed author of Women's Prize longlisted The Dutch House.
A sweeping adventure of identity, love, and belonging by C. P. Zhang, Man Booker longlisted author of How Much of These Hills are Gold.
An impressive and original debut by The Sunday Times.
Daiyu was named after a ghost. Little Daiyu is twelve when her parents disappear. So she runs, disguising herself as a boy, to sweep the steps of Master Wang's calligraphy school in Zhifu. But this is just the beginning of a journey that takes her across an ocean to San Francisco and the lawless American West. Kidnapped. Trafficked. Betrayed. Prize virgin in a brothel. Passion. Revenge. Freedom. A woman in a man's world.
Daiyu fears her name is a curse on her life. But what if it might yet set her free?
Brilliant and devastating. Weaving together myth and history, Zhang's work is both timeless and utterly necessary right now.
"An instant and necessary classic, easily among the best novels of this past decade." - Anna North, New York Times bestselling author of Outlawed.
"The story lingers long after its final pages." - T. Kira Madden, author of Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls.
"An astonishing novel propelled by private and public histories, rich with reflections on self-making, moral calling, great love, and profound injustice." - Megha Majumdar, author of A Burning.
Weight: 292g
Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781405950169
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