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Riverhead Books
August 2025
On Sale: August 12, 2025
Featuring: Kuan Kuan; Yu Ling
208 pages
ISBN: 0593851927
EAN: 9780593851920
Kindle: B0DMV3JSLJ
Hardcover / e-Book
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Women's Fiction Family Life
From the award-winning author, an enthralling novel about the unravelling lives of a nanny and the family she works for following the downfall of its patriarch, a prominent Chinese politician
Enter the world of an elite Chinese family: a life of luxury, limitless power, and around-the-clock service, which includes their trusted nanny Yu Ling. Slipping in and out of the shadows, careful to speak deferentially, meticulous in her care of their only son Kuan Kuan, Yu has served the family for years and knows their secrets. But little do they suspect that Yu has secrets of her own.
In the pressure-cooker political environment of China, the fates of even the most powerful families can reverse overnight. When Kuan Kuan’s father and grandfather are arrested and his socialite mother goes on the run, Yu is left behind to make a series of life-changing choices. Will she be able to outrun her own past, and how far will she go to claim what she considers her due? Translated by Jeremy Tiang.
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