{"product_id":"four-treasures-of-the-sky-9781405950169","title":"Four Treasures of the Sky","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA propulsive and dazzling debut novel set against the backdrop\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eof the Chinese Exclusion Act, and one Chinese girl fighting to claim her place\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An engulfing, bighearted and heartbreaking novel'' \u003c\/b\u003eANN PATCHETT, author of Women''s Prize longlisted \u003ci\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A sweeping adventure of identity, love and belonging'' \u003c\/b\u003eC PAM ZHANG, Man Booker longlisted author of \u003ci\u003eHow Much of These Hills are Gold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn impressive and original debut'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaiyu was named after a ghost . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLittle Daiyu is twelve when her parents disappear. So she runs, disguising herself as a boy, to sweep the steps of Master Wang''s calligraphy school in Zhifu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut this is just the beginning of a journey that sends her across an ocean to San Francisco and the lawless American west.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKidnapped. Trafficked. Betrayed.\u003cbr\u003ePrize virgin in a brothel.\u003cbr\u003ePassion. Revenge. Freed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eengulfing, bighearted \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eheartbreaking \u003c\/b\u003enovel. \u003cb\u003eIlluminates shocking injustices, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emaking us stop and consider \u003c\/b\u003ehow many survive to this day -- Ann Patchett, author of Women's Prize longlisted \u003ci\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eimpressive\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eoriginal \u003c\/b\u003edebut * THE SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003esweeping adventure \u003c\/b\u003eof \u003cb\u003eidentity, love \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ebelonging\u003c\/b\u003e -- C Pam Zhang, Man Booker longlisted author of \u003ci\u003eHow Much of These Hills are Gold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003edevastating\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eFour Treasures of the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Daiyu, who is brought to America against her will and forced to hide who she is even as she grows into her true self. \u003cb\u003eWeaving \u003c\/b\u003etogether \u003cb\u003emyth \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ehistory\u003c\/b\u003e, Zhang's work is both \u003cb\u003etimeless \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eutterly necessary\u003c\/b\u003e right now. -- Anna North, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eOutlawed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003einstant \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003enecessary classic, \u003c\/b\u003eeasily \u003cb\u003eamong the best novels of this past decade. \u003c\/b\u003eThe story \u003cb\u003elingers long after its final pages\u003c\/b\u003e -- T Kira Madden, author of \u003ci\u003eLong Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eastonishing \u003c\/b\u003enovel \u003cb\u003epropelled \u003c\/b\u003eby \u003cb\u003eprivate \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003epublic histories\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003erich \u003c\/b\u003ewith \u003cb\u003ereflections \u003c\/b\u003eon \u003cb\u003eself-making\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003emoral calling\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003egreat love\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eprofound injustice\u003c\/b\u003e -- Megha Majumdar, author of \u003ci\u003eA Burning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003eunforgettable \u003c\/b\u003enovel \u003cb\u003edazzles. \u003c\/b\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eexhilarating rush \u003c\/b\u003eof \u003cb\u003echaracter, history \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003estorytelling\u003c\/b\u003e -- Kali Fajardo-Anstine, US National Book Award finalist author of \u003ci\u003eSabrina \u0026amp; Corina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrings alive a heroine for the ages\u003c\/b\u003e, an indomitable teenage girl whose relentless spirit and self-reinvention carries this story. 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