When Sleeping Women Wake by Pei Yin, Emma
When Sleeping Women Wake by Pei Yin, Emma

When Sleeping Women Wake

In this remarkable and harrowing debut novel, three extraordinary women--a mother, her daughter, and their maid--are each...
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When Sleeping Women Wake by Pei Yin, Emma

When Sleeping Women Wake

$46.27
When Sleeping Women Wake by Pei Yin, Emma

When Sleeping Women Wake

$46.27
Author: Emma Pei Yin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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In this remarkable and harrowing debut novel, three extraordinary women--a mother, her daughter, and their maid--are each forced on a journey of survival during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in World War II.

"A lushly romantic and impassioned story of women's agency and resilience."--Juhea Kim, internationally bestselling author of Beasts of a Little Land and City of Night Birds

1941. Following the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, the wealthy Tang family has settled in Hong Kong, believing it to be protected under British occupation. As the First Wife of the family, Mingzhu leads a glamorous, if at times lonely, existence--mothering the son of her husband's concubine, overseeing her daughter Qiang's education, and directing their household of servants, including her long-time confidante, Biyu.

But when the Japanese invade Hong Kong, the paths of Mingzhu, Qiang, and Biyu wildly diverge. Although Mingzhu's affinity for languages spares her from physical labor, she finds herself coerced to either work for the enemy or face certain death. Qiang and Biyu scrape through days of factory work and meager food supplies, constantly on the run from newly unfolding dangers until an encounter with the East River Column resistance fighters separates them. The longer these women become embroiled in the brutal occupation that engulfs the region, the more determined they are to fight back--but can they support the resistance and still find their way back to one another?

At once monumental and intimate, When Sleeping Women Wake powerfully explores how ordinary people are capable of extraordinary things, and the unwavering hope that love can carry us through even the darkest of times.

Author: Emma Pei Yin
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 06/17/2025
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.52w x 0.95d
ISBN: 9780593975565


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/01/2025 pg. 35
Publishers Weekly 07/21/2025

About the Author
Emma Pei Yin is a UK-born and raised Hong Kong Chinese writer. She writes for publications including Mekong Review, Being Asian Australian, HerCanberra, Aniko Press, Hong Kong Review, and Books + Publishing Australia. She resides in Australia with her partner and their extremely barky Dachshund, Lady. When Sleeping Women Wake is her first novel.
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