City Of Fiction

“Engrossing…. A Terrifically Entertaining Novel.”--Irish Timesin The Early 20Th Century, China Is A Land Undergoing A Momentous Social And Cultural Shift, With A Thousand-Year-Old Empire Crumbling And The Nation On The Brink Of Modernity. Against This Backdrop, A Quiet Man From The North Embarks On A Perilous Journey To A Southern City In The Grip Of A Savage Snowstorm. He Carries With Him A Newborn Baby: He Is Looking For The Child’S Mother And A City That Isn’T There.This Is A Story Of Two People: A Man Who Finds Unexpected Success After Having Journeyed To The Hometown Of The Woman Who Abandoned Him; And The Woman He Is Searching For, Who Mysteriously Disappeared To Embark On Her Own Eventful Journey. This Is A Story About Vanished Crafts And Ancient Customs, About Violence, Love, And Friendship. Above All, It’S A Story About Change And About Storytelling Itself, Full Of Vivid Characters And Surprising Twists―An Epic Tale, As Inexorable As Time Itself And As Gripping As A Classic Adventure Story.