And The Ancestors Sing

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Beschreibung

<b>Spanning decades of seismic change in post-Cultural Revolution China, <i>And The Ancestors Sing</i> is a sweeping, multigenerational novel of resilience, sacrifice, and the unbreakable pull of home, perfect for fans of <i>Pachinko</i> and <i>The Island of Sea Women</i>.</b><br><br>In 1978, as the Cultural Revolution fades into history, Lei is bartered away into marriage for two cartons of cigarettes and a handful of eggs. She finds herself in the unfamiliar village of her new husband where she is met with indifference. When a disaster upends their world, Lei and her husband are forced to join China’s vast wave of city-bound, rural migrants, leaving behind children whom they may never see again.<br> <br> Sixteen-year-old LuLu arrives in Shanghai with nothing but ambition. Denied a factory job and determined to keep her family from starving, she turns to sex work, navigating the dangers of the city’s underbelly with sharp wit and a fierce will to survive. When a powerful client offers her a chance at security, LuLu faces an impossible choice: seize a future that could lift her family from poverty, or risk everything for a life on her own terms.<br> <br> Immersive, evocative, and impeccably detailed<i>, And The Ancestors Sing</i> is a sweeping, multigenerational story of sacrifice, survival, and the unbreakable pull of home.

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781998672202

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

212 x 136 x 28 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Rising Action Publishing Co.