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How Much of These Hills is Gold
‘A tale of two sisters during the gold rush … beautifully written’ The i, Best Books of the Year
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How Much of These Hills is Gold
'A wonder . . . gorgeous, soulful, feral' GARTH GREENWELL
'Ferocious, dark and gleaming' LAUREN GROFF
An untold story of the arrival of Chinese-American immigrants to the US during the Gold Rush. A novel about conflict between two siblings, carrying the body of their newly deceased father across a harsh landscape.
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Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2020
A Barack Obama Book of the Year 2020
America. In the twilight of the Gold Rush, two siblings cross a landscape with a gun in their hands and the body of their father on their backs . . .
Ba dies in the night, Ma is already gone. Lucy and Sam, twelve and eleven, are suddenly alone and on the run. With their father's body on their backs, they roam an unforgiving landscape dotted with giant buffalo bones and tiger paw prints, searching for a place to give him a proper burial.
How Much of These Hills is Gold is a sweeping adventure tale, an unforgettable sibling story and a remarkable novel about a family bound and divided by its memories.
'A daring and haunting epic' Sunday Times
'A unique reimagining of the American West adventure' The Times
'A fierce, feminist Western' Daily Mail
'Remarkable' Harper's Bazaar
'Reminiscent of both Cormac McCarthy and Toni Morrison' Irish Times
'C Pam Zhang's arresting, beautiful first novel is filled with myths of her own making as well as sorrows and joys' New York Times
A Gwyneth Paltrow Book Club Pick
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How Much of These Hills Is Gold is heralded as a ferocious and darkly gleaming debut by C Pam Zhang. It weaves a vivid tale set during the fading days of the Californian Gold Rush, following two sisters in a feminist reimagining of the American West. The novel is praised for its lyrical prose, unforgettable characters, and exploration of themes like family, belonging, and the disillusionment of the American dream, rendering it both a timely and timeless epic.
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ISBN: 9780349011455
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 April 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 233g
Pages: 336
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About the Author
Born in Beijing but mostly an artifact of the United States, C Pam Zhang has lived in thirteen cities and is still looking for home. She's been awarded fellowships and scholarships from organisations including Bread Loaf, Tin House and Aspen Words. Her work appears in Kenyon Review, McSweeney's Quarterly, Tin House and elsewhere. She currently lives in San Francisco.
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