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The fact I read this in 3 days says a lot about the book. The writing is deceptively simple. It‘s about that feeling of being rootless/uprooted and finding/trying to find a sense of belonging. She portrays cultural differences really effectively and with humour. It felt like the male character was portrayed mostly through his dialogue which was brilliantly done & I loved the protagonist. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Xiaolu Guo is a strong contender for my favourite living writer. This was probably my joint favourite of hers with I Am China and I can‘t recommend this enough. A young woman moves from China to the UK in the midst of brexit and falls in love with a German-Australian man and they live on a boat. It sounds like not much happens but the dialogue is sparkling, funny, philosophical, illuminating but not in your face political. Perfect

Just preordered this so fast! Xiaolu Guo is a strong contender for my favourite current writer and I‘ve read every word she‘s written. I can‘t wait to read this! May is a long way away but I‘m gonna be so happy when it pops up on my kindle and it‘s summer already and I can read it straight away!