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Women, Seated: A tight modern thriller about an elite family's downfall, power and corruption
Zhang Yueran
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'Memorable and fascinating' COLM TOIBIN
'Propulsive, I couldn't put it down' MEG WOLITZER
'A propulsive psychological thriller, immaculately plotted ' LUCY CALDWELL
'Vivid, smart, suspenseful' MO YAN
In Women, Seated, we enter the world of an elite Chinese family: A life of luxury, limitless power, and around-the-clock service, which includes their trusted nanny Yu Ling.
Slipping in and out of the shadows, careful to speak deferentially, meticulous in her care of their only son Kuan Kuan, Yu has served the family for years and knows their secrets. But little do they suspect that Yu has secrets of her own.
In the pressure-cooker political environment of China, the fates of even the most powerful families can reverse overnight. When Kuan Kuan's father and grandfather are arrested and his socialite mother goes on the run, Yu is left behind to make a series of life-changing choices.
Will she be able to outrun her own past? How far will she go to claim what she considers her due?
Read MorePraise for Women, Seated: A tight modern thriller about an elite family's downfall, power and corruption
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Propulsive . . . a nanny witnesses a wealthy Chinese family's fall from grace - all while knowing their darkest secrets' - MillionsA nanny for a wealthy family plots to kidnap the child in her care. Unfortunately, her plans go off the rails . . . thrilling - NPRThis is a lovely novel of absences, the story of a family where most of the members are not present, and where the servants are in control. It captures Chinese society at a given moment, but, more important, it creates memorable and fascinating scenes and characters.A masterful blend of narrative suspense, emotional intimacy and self-discovery - GuardianA propulsive psychological thriller, immaculately plotted and perfectly controlled, Women, Seated unseats your expectations at every turn, building through sleight of hand to a much sadder, nuanced and complex portrait of its young nanny and her charge and the indifferent world they move through, in a pristine translation by Jeremy Tiang.
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