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One minute she was breakfasting with him and packing for an upcoming trip, the next, she finds him motionless in
their half-full bathtub. Like something out of a dream, next to the tub Jia Jia discovers a pencil sketch of a strange
watery figure, an image that swims into Jia Jia's mind and won't leave.
The mysterious drawing launches Jia Jia on an odyssey across contemporary Beijing, from its high-rise apartments
to its hidden bars, as she encounters some of the people who call the city home, including a jaded bartender whose
caring support turns to a romantic interest. Unencumbered by a marriage that had constrained her, Jia Jia travels into
her past to try to discover things that were left unsaid by the people closest to her. Her journey takes her to the high
plains of Tibet, and even to a shadowy, watery otherworld, a place she both yearns and fears to go.
Exquisitely attuned to the complexities of human connection, and an atmospheric and cinematic evocation of
middle-class urban China, An Yu's Braised Pork explores the intimate strangeness of grief, the indelible mysteries of
unseen worlds, and the energizing self-discovery of a newly empowered young woman.
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Creators
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Release date
May 1, 2020 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781980080855
- File size: 151432 KB
- Duration: 05:15:28
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Vera Chok delightfully narrates this ambitious debut fiction about a woman haunted by dreams of a mysterious creature. With her charming voice, Chok becomes Jia Jia, whose husband, Cheng Hang, is found dead at their lush Beijing apartment; beside him is his sketch of a creature with the body of a fish and the head of a man. The image propels Jia Jia to find out more about the creature to better understand her late husband, and in doing so, she unearths buried family secrets. Chok's smooth narration will have listeners hooked on the drama and intrigue surrounding Cheng Hang's sketch. While the story dead-ends, this audiobook is a must-listen for those who enjoy slow-moving mysteries. A.C. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
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