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Book SynopsisUnflinching portrayals of desire and alienation fill Bonnie Chau's award-winning story collection. Chau's short fiction explores the lives of young women navigating love, failure, heritage, and memory, and presents a fresh perspective of second-generation Chinese-Americans. Moving back and forth between California and New York, and ranging as far away as Paris, Chau’s exquisitely written stories are bold, highly imaginative, and haunting, featuring characters who defiantly exert their individuality.
Trade Review"Chau's stories [are] a straight shot into the deepest recesses of my bodymasterful." Anelise Chen, author of So Many Olympic Exertions
"Chau's voice is strong, the stories tense. Readers should snatch this collection up." Mat Johnson, author of Loving Day
"The intensity and desire of youth, with the wisdom of wild imagination, fill these wonderful stories by Chau. This unforgettable, stellar debut kept surprising me with fantastical turns, and sharp, unsettling insights." Rivka Galchen, author of Atmospheric Disturbances
"Chau is a writer of sharp intelligence who cannot help but to build lifemessy and raw and realon the page. A remarkable debut." Ben Marcus, author of Leaving the Sea
"I loved these leaky, sexy, witty stories of displacement and translation, of dutiful daughters and secret selves changing shapes and fragmenting." Kate Zambreno, author of O Fallen Angel
"Brilliant and strange, Chau's arresting short stories delve into the emotional and sexual lives of second-generation Chinese-American women... Chau is a distinctive voice." Kirkus
"...an exhilarating debut...honest and arresting. All Roads Lead to Blood will ring true to anyone who feels like they're lingering on the path toward figuring themselves out." Arianna Rebolini, Buzzfeed
" All Roads Lead to Blood is a strong offering that masterfully explores both the power and the pain of female sexuality." Jesi Buell, Heavy Feather Review
