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Synopsis
Opening in the mid-nineteenth-century, this dazzling debut novel traces the voyage of Song, a boy who leaves his impoverished family in rural China to seek his fortune. Song may have survived the perilous journey to the colony of British Guiana in the Caribbean, but once there he discovers riches are hard to come by, as he finds himself working as an indentured plantation worker.
Between places, between peoples, and increasingly aware that circumstances of birth carry more weight than accomplishments or good deeds, Song fears he may live as an outsider forever. This is a far-reaching and atmospheric story spanning nearly half acentury and half the globe, and though it is set in the past, Song’s story of emigration and the quest for opportunity is, in many ways, a very contemporary tale.
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About the Author
Michelle Jana Chan is an award-winning journalist and Travel Editor of Vanity Fair. She is also Contributing Editor at Condé Nast Traveller, presenter of the BBC ’s ‘Global Guide’and a writer for the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and Travel & Leisure. Michelle has been named the Travel Media Awards’ Travel Writer of the Year.
Review
"A dazzling novel, brimming with psychological acuity. Chan conjures the sweet smells of Guiana, the shadow of an oil lamp and a filigree of leaves leaning over a river in swirling mist. An unforgettable portrait of a man and a little-known land" -- Sara Wheeler "A strong picaresque element powers this saga of a man rising above his origins and above racism. Its love story, its lush settings and its depiction of old colonial misdemeanours are given additional resonance by the fable at its heart" * Daily Mail *
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- PublisherUnbound
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1783525479
- ISBN 13 9781783525478
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages480
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