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Krátky popis
'An extraordinary book. Truly important' William Boyd'Outstanding
... Intimate as well as epic' Sunday Times'Poignant and powerful'
Daily Mail'Utterly gripping' The Spectator'Beautiful and
devastating' Irish NewsSunday Times Best Summer Reads
2024Longlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award
2025Shortlisted in the British Book Awards 2025A STORY OF
UNBREAKABLE FRIENDSHIP AND THE PRICE OF FREEDOMBeijing in the
1970s.Lai lives with her parents, grandmother and youngerbrother in
a small flat in a working-class area. Her grandmother is a
formidable figure, while her ageing beauty of a mother snipes at
her father, a sunken figure haunted by the Cultural Revolution. As
she grows up, Lai comes to discern the realities of the country she
lives in.But she also goes through the ebbs and flows of
friendships, troubles and rewards at home and at school, and the
first steps and missteps in love. A gifted student, she attends the
prestigious Peking University, while there she becomes involved in
the student protests that have been gathering speed. It is the late
1980s, and change is in the air .. . 5 STAR READER
REVIEWS‘Captivating, intimate and so moving, I finished it in
tears’‘Wow! This was a stunning novel’‘Probably one of the most
memorable, poignant, emotional books I've ever read … This will
crawl for a while under my skin.Can I give a 6th star?’‘A brilliant
and important read’‘Beautifully written. I read it slowly as I
wanted to savour every word’‘There is something so deeply touching,
tender yet powerful in the writing … This coming-of-age story is
compelling, haunting, emotive and written beautifully. By the end,
it left me in tears.It is a book I will long remember’
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Swift Press ,
Lai Wen
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Swift Press,
Lai Wen
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