Description
Shanghai, 2007: feeling betrayed by her American mother’s engagement to their rich landlord Lu Fang, fourteen-year-old Alva begins plotting her escape. But the exclusive American School – a potential ticket out – is not what she imagined. Qingdao, 1985: newlywed Lu Fang works as a lowly shipping clerk. Though he aspires to a bright future, he is one of many casualties of harsh political reforms. Then China opens up to foreigners and capital, and Lu Fang meets a woman who makes him question what he should settle for. *Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024*
Details
  • Author: Rey Lescure, Aube
  • Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publication Date: 25/01/2024
  • ISBN: 9780715655399
  • B-Code: B073354
  • Pages: 352
  • Dimensions: 216x135mm
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