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Tiananmen Square

'Extraordinary' William Boyd

by Lai Wen
language: english
Publisher: Swift Press, June of 2025 ‧
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'An extraordinary book. Truly important' William Boyd
'Outstanding ... Intimate as well as epic' Sunday Times
'Poignant and powerful' Daily Mail
'Utterly gripping' The Spectator
'Beautiful and devastating' Irish News
Sunday Times Best Summer Reads 2024
Longlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award 2025
Shortlisted in the British Book Awards 2025

A STORY OF UNBREAKABLE FRIENDSHIP AND THE PRICE OF FREEDOM

Beijing in the 1970s. Lai lives with her parents, grandmother and youngerbrother in a small flat in a working-class area. Her grandmother is a formidable figure, while her ageing beauty of a mother snipes at her father, a sunken figure haunted by the Cultural Revolution.

As she grows up, Lai comes to discern the realities of the country she lives in. But she also goes through the ebbs and flows of friendships; troubles and rewards at home and at school; and the first steps and missteps in love. A gifted student, she attends the prestigious Peking University; while there she becomes involved in the student protests that have been gathering speed. It is the late 1980s, and change is in the air . . .

Tiananmen Square

'Extraordinary' William Boyd

by Lai Wen

Property Description
ISBN: 9781800753488
Publisher: Swift Press
Release Date: June of 2025
Language: English
Dimensions: 128 x 199 x 32 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 432
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Romance
EAN: 9781800753488