![]() ![]() When Bird receives a mysterious letter from her, it sets him on a quest to uncover the cause of her disappearance. Twelve-year-old Bird was eight when his Chinese-American mother vanished, after which his father destroyed every trace of her. Set in a dystopian near future, Ng’s outstanding third novel envisages a draconian US in which Asians and Asian-Americans are treated with mistrust, contempt and violence. Evocative and beautifully written, it’s a deeply immersive read. An urban fox cub befriends a young girl before encountering the terror of a hunt, while an orca matriarch is shot at by rampaging day-trippers on boats. Cry of the Wild: Eight Animals Under Siegeįoster’s latest, highly imaginative work of creative nonfiction envisages the lives of animals, from gannets to otters, in this harsh, human-dominated world. Onda beautifully conveys the transcendent power of classical music in all its emotive, psychological and visceral glory. Akashi balances music with work and fatherhood, while precocious Jin is a disruptor in this rarefied world. Aya is a former prodigy who has not played in public since her mother’s death. ![]() Set over two weeks of a fictional piano competition in Japan, Onda’s novel is a thrilling and often nail-biting depiction of music, friendship and personal demons. ![]()
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