{"product_id":"peach-blossom-spring-9781472277572","title":"Peach Blossom Spring","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***A RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''G\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elorious and tender . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI finished it with tears in my eyes'' JENNIFER SAINT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A stunning achievement'' CHRISTY LEFTERI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An immersive, expertly plotted and elegantly written novel '' SHARLENE TEO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith every misfortune there is a blessing and within every blessing, the seeds of misfortune, and so it goes, until the end of time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChina, 1938: Meilin and her four-year-old son, Renshu, flee their burning city as Japanese forces advance. In their perilous journey across the country seeking refuge, they find comfort and wisdom in their most treasured possession - a beautifully illustrated hand scroll, filled with ancient fables.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears later, separated from his mother by thousands of miles, Renshu now calls himself Henry Dao. His daughter, Lily, is desperate to understand her place in the world, but Henry refuses to share wi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI absolutely adored this novel about love and war, migration and belonging.\u003c\/b\u003e I walked with the characters, felt what they felt. They took me with them on their incredible journey. During moments of deep sadness and loss, there is also beauty - the beauty of enduring love, of identity, of hope. \u003cb\u003eMelissa Fu portrays the time, the culture, the place and the struggles of this family so vividly, with nuance and colour and life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHer writing is subtle and powerful, it stays with you\u003c\/b\u003e, it follows you like the smell of the peach blossoms, it evokes emotions and questions and enlightens you. \u003cb\u003eThis is such a stunning achievement! \u003c\/b\u003e -- Christy Lefteri, author of THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO\u003cbr\u003eWhat an immersive, expertly plotted and elegantly written novel. In its sweep and scope, it would appeal to fans of Madeleine Thien and Min Jin Lee and its lyrical voice - championing the vitality and ingenuity of the immigrant experience across three settings - confirms Melissa Fu as a writer to watch. -- Sharlene Teo, author of PONTI\u003cbr\u003eUnputdownable. The settings are so vibrant and Meilin and her son Renshu so tenderly evoked it's as though we're enduring their extraordinary struggle for survival with them -- Rachel Hore, author of LAST LETTER HOME\u003cbr\u003eThis intricately woven journey of four generations of a family buffeted by the complex tectonics of 20th century China and the US is so well told that I often paused to admire Fu's poetic magic in bringing her characters and real historical moments to life -- Helen Zia, author of LAST BOAT OUT OF SHANGHAI: THE EPIC STORY OF THE CHINESE WHO FLED MAO'S REVOLUTION\u003cbr\u003eA rich, sprawling saga straddling continents, decades and fractured histories, Melissa Fu has written a gorgeous book of family love and loss. Fu braids together historical details with characters whose hopes and fears pull you along on every page, and leave you wanting more -- Te-Ping Chen, author of LAND OF BIG NUMBERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExpansive, atmospheric, and affecting. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeach Blossom Spring\u003c\/i\u003e shows just how much the human heart can hold,\u003cb\u003e and it left me breathless.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Susie Yang, author of WHITE IVY\u003cbr\u003eIt's hard to believe this is a debut novel so accomplished is [Fu's] multi-generational family saga steeped in place and full of insightful political history. A new literary star dazzles in this stunning debut. -- Paul McVeigh\u003cbr\u003eTender and graceful, this vivid historical novel shows the cost of war while celebrating the resilience of the human spirit and the life-affirming gifts of storytelling. -- Eithne Farry * The Mirror *\u003cbr\u003eA sweeping epic that transports the reader from war-torn China, where a mother consoles her son with ancient fables while they seek refuge, through to modern-day America, where a little girl searches for her identity and the secrets of her father's history. \u003cb\u003eMelissa Fu effortlessly conjures a world rich in texture, taste and detail in this gentle, heartfelt and moving story.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIt's glorious and tender, exquisitely written and beautifully nuanced. \u003c\/b\u003eI finished it with tears in my eyes and will be recommending it to everyone I know -- Jennifer Saint, author of ARIADNE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccomplished and utterly gripping,\u003ci\u003e Peach Blossom Spring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e had me hooked, and completely unable to put it down until I'd finished.\u003c\/b\u003e Crossing multiple generations and continents, this is the story of a single family living through war, heartbreak and passion. The full political complexity of twentieth-century Chinese history is here, and Fu effortlessly transports the reader into the mind of Meilin, a young girl living through it. We see how her devotion and the trauma she undergoes echoes through the generations of her family. Her son, Henry, is caught between two worlds and longs to be able to leave his past behind. \u003cb\u003eFu imbues all her characters with real, complex personalities and desires, which makes this a compulsive read. One of my best books of the year\u003c\/b\u003e -- Catherine Menon, author of FRAGILE MONSTERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautifully rendered meditation on the trials and triumphs of a family torn apart by war\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeach Blossom Spring\u003c\/i\u003e left me pondering how the stories we choose to pass down have the power not only to define us, but to buoy us -- to help us persevere through the most challenging of times -- Georgia Hunter, author of WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant multigenerational tale \u003c\/b\u003ethat stretches across the decades from pre-WWII China to post-Cold War America. \u003cb\u003eA captivating debut, Fu's novel is full of dynamic characters whose lives fill the pages with beauty and tragedy that tug on our heartstrings\u003c\/b\u003e as they flee an everchanging China into the precarious worlds of first Taiwan and then America. \u003cb\u003eIt's a timely story of displaced Chinese immigrants searching for home and identity after war and revolution ravage their homeland\u003c\/b\u003e -- Mary Lynn Bracht, author of WHITE CRYSANTHEMUM\u003cbr\u003eMelissa Fu chronicles a tumultuous period in Chinese history with stunning grace, while also offering us \u003cb\u003ea fresh and important take on the immigrant story.\u003c\/b\u003e In Dao Renshu's family journey-fleeing from China during WWII, then finding and refinding himself in America-I recognized so many pieces of my own. \u003cb\u003eCaptivating from beginning to end\u003c\/b\u003e -- Mira T Lee, author of EVERYTHING HERE IS BEAUTIFUL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagical, and powerful, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeach Blossom Spring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e brings to life the costs of wars and conflicts while illuminating the spirit of human survival. \u003c\/b\u003eInspired by her father's real-life experiences and her determination to comprehend her family's past,\u003cb\u003e Melissa Fu has gifted us with a timely, moving, and universal novel\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nguyen Phan Que Mai, author of THE MOUNTAINS SING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnputdownable\u003c\/b\u003e. The settings are so vibrant and Meilin and her son Renshu so tenderly evoked it's as though we're enduring their extraordinary struggle for survival with them -- Rachel Hore, author of A BEAUTIFUL SPY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851752816983,"sku":"9781472277572","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472277572.jpg?v=1710643918","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/peach-blossom-spring-9781472277572","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}