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Longlisted for the Baileys Women''s Fiction Prize

In a flat above a noisy north London market, translator Iona Kirkpatrick starts work on a Chinese letter. Two lovers, Mu and Jian, have been driven apart by forces beyond their control.

As Iona unravels the story of the lovers, Jian and Mu seem to be travelling further and further away from each other. Iona, intoxicated by their romance, sets out to bring them back together, but time is running out.

Xiaolu Guo was named as one of Granta''s Best of Young British Novelists



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Heart-wrenching… An extraordinary and important book -- Charlie Cooper * Independent *
Beautifully written… Genuinely affecting… Exceptional * Scotland on Sunday *
An ambitious, thought-provoking and engaging narrative -- Jane Shilling * Evening Standard *
Beautifully rendered * New York Times *
Beautifully done -- Viv Groskop * Red *

I Am China

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage
      Published 6 August 2015
      ISBN-13 9780099583738
      978-0099583738
      ISBN-10 0099583739

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Longlisted for the Baileys Women''s Fiction Prize

      In a flat above a noisy north London market, translator Iona Kirkpatrick starts work on a Chinese letter. Two lovers, Mu and Jian, have been driven apart by forces beyond their control.

      As Iona unravels the story of the lovers, Jian and Mu seem to be travelling further and further away from each other. Iona, intoxicated by their romance, sets out to bring them back together, but time is running out.

      Xiaolu Guo was named as one of Granta''s Best of Young British Novelists



      Trade Review
      Heart-wrenching… An extraordinary and important book -- Charlie Cooper * Independent *
      Beautifully written… Genuinely affecting… Exceptional * Scotland on Sunday *
      An ambitious, thought-provoking and engaging narrative -- Jane Shilling * Evening Standard *
      Beautifully rendered * New York Times *
      Beautifully done -- Viv Groskop * Red *

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