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FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY - JENNY TINGHUI ZHANG...

A propulsive and dazzling debut novel set against the backdrop of the Chinese Exclusion Act 
and one Chinese girl fighting to claim her place 'An engulfing  bighearted and heartbreaking
novel' ANN PATCHETT  author of Women's Prize longlisted The Dutch House 'A sweeping adventure
of identity  love and belonging' C PAM ZHANG  Man Booker longlisted author of How Much of These
Hills are Gold 'An impressive and original debut' THE SUNDAY TIMES _______ Daiyu never wanted
to be like the tragic heroine for whom she was named  revered for her beauty and cursed with
heartbreak. But when she is kidnapped and smuggled across an ocean from China to America  Daiyu
must relinquish the home and future she imagined for herself. Over the years that follow  she
is forced to keep reinventing herself to survive. From a calligraphy school  to a San Francisco
brothel  to a shop tucked into the Idaho mountains  we follow Daiyu on a desperate quest to
outrun the tragedy that chases her. As anti-Chinese sentiment sweeps across the country in a
wave of unimaginable violence  Daiyu must draw on each of the selves she has been - including
the ones she most wants to leave behind - in order to finally claim her own name and story. At
once a literary tour de force and a groundbreaking work of historical fiction  Four Treasures
of the Sky announces Jenny Tinghui Zhang as an indelible new voice. Steeped in untold history
and Chinese folklore  this novel is a spellbinding feat. _______ 'Brilliant and devastating . .
. Weaving together myth and history  Zhang's work is both timeless and utterly necessary right
now' ANNA NORTH  New York Times bestselling author of Outlawed

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