Description
In contemporary Beijing, a funeral parlour becomes the starting point for a story that reaches back into childhood and the friendships that once felt unbreakable. When three young friends are shaken by a devastating event—an act of poisoning that leaves one of them fighting for survival—their lives fracture in ways they can’t fully name or repair. Told with Yiyun Li’s signature clarity and emotional restraint, the narrative moves between past and present to explore guilt, memory, and the quiet ways trauma reshapes identity. Darkly beautiful and deeply human, this is a poignant meditation on how love and loyalty can curdle under fear, and how solitude can be both refuge and punishment.
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paperback
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Published Jan 1, 2014
ISBN: 9780007329816
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Details
First Published
2014
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Kinder Than Solitude by Yiyun Li.