A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR''S CHOICE - REVIEWED ON THE FRONT COVER - INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
-Zhang-s blend of history and magical realism will appeal to fans of Ta-Nehisi Coates- The Water Dancer as well as Amy Tan''s The Valley of Amazement.- -Booklist (starred review)
"Engrossing...Epic" (The New York Times Book Review) - "Transporting" (Washington Post) - "Propulsive" (Oprah Daily) - "Surreal and sprawling" (NPR) - "An absolute must-read" (BuzzFeed) - "Radiant" (BookPage)
A dazzling debut novel set against the backdrop of the Chinese Exclusion Act, about a Chinese girl fighting to claim her place in the 1880s American West
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 Chi
