Four Treasures of the Sky

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An engulfing, bighearted and heartbreaking novel. Illuminates shocking injustices, making us stop and consider how many survive to this day A sweeping adventure of identity, love and belonging Brilliant and devastating. Four Treasures of the Sky 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. Weaving together myth and history, Zhang's work is both timeless and utterly necessary right now. An instant and necessary classic, easily among the best novels of this past decade. The story lingers long after its final pages An astonishing novel propelled by private and public histories, rich with reflections on self-making, moral calling, great love, and profound injustice This unforgettable novel dazzles. An exhilarating rush of character, history and storytelling Brings alive a heroine for the ages, an indomitable teenage girl whose relentless spirit and self-reinvention carries this story. Daiyu is sure to take her place in the canon of great Western heroines next to True Grit's Mattie Ross This book is haunting, luscious and precise - it's historical fiction as we most want and need it to be. Four Treasures of the Sky paints a neglected chapter in history with sharp and devastating brushstrokes A lyrical and sweeping Bildungsroman, fierce and moving A book to sit alongside Yaa Gyasi's Homecoming and Anna North's Outlawed, this is a powerful tale of reclamation, spun with soul by a remarkable new talent An engulfing, bighearted, and heartbreaking novel. Illuminates the shocking injustices suffered in the 1800s, and in doing so, makes us stop and consider how much of that cruelty and injustice survives to this day A sweeping adventure of identity, love, and belonging Brilliant and devastating. Weaving together myth and history, it is both timeless and utterly necessary right now An instant and necessary classic, easily among the best novels of this decade. The story lingers long after its final pages An exhilarating rush of character, history, and storytelling. This unforgettable novel dazzles An impressive and original debut Expand reviews