From the award-winning author an enthralling novel about the unravelling lives of a nanny and
the family she works for following the downfall of its patriarch a prominent Chinese
politician Enter the world of an elite Chinese family: a life of luxury limitless power and
around-the-clock service which includes their trusted nanny Yu Ling. Slipping in and out of
the shadows careful to speak deferentially meticulous in her care of their only son Kuan Kuan
Yu has served the family for years and knows their secrets. But little do they suspect that Yu
has secrets of her own. In the pressure-cooker political environment of China the fates of
even the most powerful families can reverse overnight. When Kuan Kuan’s father and grandfather
are arrested and his socialite mother goes on the run Yu is left behind to make a series of
life-changing choices. Will she be able to outrun her own past and how far will she go to
claim what she considers her due?
