Old Wives' Tales
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In this brilliant sliding doors debut, a Chinese American couple's love story is told and retold
Elizabeth and Simon are newly married. Elizabeth is waiting for her green card and spends the winter in Chicago staining her fingers with pomegranate seeds, dreaming of home.
Elizabeth and Simon can’t get pregnant, and something...
Published By Cardinal
Format Paperback
Number Of Pages 224
Publication Date 03/09/2027
ISBN 9781538780633
Dimensions 5.5 inches x 8.25 inches
“A luminous, brilliant debut about the mythic weight of love—each sentence is a finely crafted delight.”—Jade Song, author of I Love You Don't Die and Chlorine
“In Old Wives’ Tales, we peek into the quiet intimacies of Elizabeth and Simon’s lives, which at times feels like looking through the windows of an old friend's home. Moving, beautifully written, and, at times bordering on fantastical, this collection of linked stories exudes tenderness, and Julie Zhou’s prose is as rich and luscious as sinking your teeth into a perfectly ripe piece of fruit.”—Monika Kim, author of Molka and The Eyes Are the Best Part