Rose was born into the world facing north, and as a north child, superstition says that she will be a wanderer, travelling far from home. This prophecy is fulfi

A young woman journeys to a distant castle on the back of a great white bear who is the victim of a cruel enchantment.

India 1928. A land of heat, dust and dreams, and the promise of love ... Three young women are on their way to India, each with a new life in mind. Rose, a beau

Finalist for the 2022 Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction • Longlisted for the PEN/Hemmingway Award for Debut Novel • A New York Times

As the economies of East Asia grow ever stronger, their need for energy resources increases, which in turn compels closer relations with the countries of the Mi