MELISSA FU

Within every misfortune there is a blessing and within every blessing, the seeds of misfortune, and so it goes, until the end of time…

 

 

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"...Peach Blossom Spring brings to life the costs of wars and conflicts... a timely, moving, and universal novel.”​
―Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, author of The Mountains Sing
"A beautifully rendered meditation on the trials and triumphs of a family torn apart by war."
— Georgia Hunter, author of We Were the Lucky Ones
"Subtle and powerful... it evokes emotions and questions and enlightens you. This is such a stunning achievement!”
—Christy Lefteri, author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo
"Melissa Fu effortlessly conjures a world rich in texture, taste and detail in this gentle, heartfelt, and moving story."
―Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
"Straddling continents, decades and fractured histories...a gorgeous book of family love and loss."
—Te-Ping Chen, author of Land of Big Numbers
"An intricately woven journey of four generations of a family buffeted by the complex tectonics of 20th century China and the US."
—Helen Zia, author of Last Boat out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese who Fled Mao’s Revolution
"Fu chronicles a tumultuous period in Chinese history with stunning grace... Captivating from beginning to end.”
―Mira T. Lee, author of Everything Here is Beautiful
"An immersive, expertly plotted and elegantly written novel...championing the vitality and ingenuity of the immigrant experience"
—Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti
"Fu imbues all her characters with real, complex personalities and desires, which makes this a compulsive read. One of my best books of the year."
―Catherine Menon, author of Fragile Monsters
"A brilliant multigenerational tale that stretches across the decades from pre-WWII China to post-Cold War America."
―Mary Lynn Bracht, author of White Chrysanthemum
“Unputdownable...Meilin and her son Renshu are so tenderly evoked it's as though we're enduring their extraordinary struggle for survival with them."
—Rachel Hore, author of A Beautiful Spy
"Expansive, atmospheric, and affecting. Peach Blossom Spring shows just how much the human heart can hold, and it left me breathless."
—Susie Yang, author of White Ivy
"It’s hard to believe this is a debut novel so accomplished is this multi-generational family saga steeped in place and full of insightful political history."
—Paul McVeigh, author of The Good Son
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