What, Why, How: Audrey Mei

What?

It’s a chunky book that doesn’t fit into one genre. Historical fiction? Magical realism? Asian literature? Speculative fiction? Family saga? World-fabulist-diverse-immigrant-adventure? Yes, a little bit. To all of these.

Trixi Pudong and the Greater Worldisanovel that tells the tale of four generations of a Chinese family, torn between their deepest dreams and loyalties. There is war and revolution in China, a captain and his sons sailing the world on a rusting container ship, a glamoro...