'A dazzling, subtle, skilful knockout - I loved it' Charlotte Mendelson'One of our finest living authors ... propulsively entertaining' New York Times'Wonderfully strange and alive' Jon McGregor
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2024'Any book by Yiyun Li is a cause for celebration' SIGRID NUNEZ'One of our finest living authors' NEW YORK TIMES'Bruising, beautiful' GUARDIAN
A propulsive, gripping new novel about fate, art, exploitation, and intimacy by the award-winning author of Where Reasons End.
'May well be the most perfectly constructed, moving, and beautiful novel I've ever read' ANN PATCHETTAcclaimed Pulitzer-Prize finalist Yiyun Li, returns with a sweeping historical epic, following two extraordinary musicians on the rise.