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1994, rural China: Twelve-year-old Chen Di loves and protects her long-awaited little brother, but when she witnesses an unforgettable scene with her aunties and the authorities, everything she thought she knew about her community is ripped away from her. 2002, Shanghai: A gutsy young aikido-practising Chen Di is utterly transformed from her nave younger self. Now hardened by experience, her determination to avenge her mother's killer is stronger than ever - and she has steeled herself against affection of any kind. Alone in the big city, and with the unwanted attentions of a cocky, wise-cracking teenage boy and a martial arts teacher intent on peace over violence, her toughness starts being chipped away - planting a seed of doubt about going through with her plan for revenge. Spanning a decade at the turn of the twenty-first century, The Cry of the Silkworm is an emotional and thought-provoking tale of one young woman's coming of age - and a stark look at the impact of China's one-child policy, from a strikingly fresh new voice.

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An epic debut, full of ambition and personality. Shi Naseer has given us a heroine for the ages. ? Nikita Lalwani, author of You People Gorgeously written, poignant, and propulsive, The Cry of the Silkworm could only have been written by a Chinese native who experienced first-hand the horrors of China's one-child policy. A gripping debut. I couldn't put it down. ? Nancy Crochiere, author of Graceland A revelation - a hard plunge into a roiling China, a thriller and spiritual journey, a deeply felt story about the broken and the beautiful. These settings: they're rich, scented, spellbinding. A haunting debut from a remarkable new writer. ? Bill Beverly, author of Dodgers A suspenseful debut, set in China during the one-child policy, about a powerful young woman making her way in a male-dominated world. ? Eve LaPlante, author of American Jezebel

An epic debut, full of ambition and personality. Shi Naseer has given us a heroine for the ages. * Nikita Lalwani, author of YOU PEOPLE * Gorgeously written, poignant, and propulsive, The Cry of the Silkworm could only have been written by a Chinese native who experienced first-hand the horrors of China's one-child policy. A gripping debut. I couldn't put it down. * Nancy Crochiere, author of GRACELAND *

An epic debut, full of ambition and personality. Shi Naseer has given us a heroine for the ages. * Nikita Lalwani, author of YOU PEOPLE *

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Shi Naseer grew up in China under the one-child policy before immigrating to Australia as a teenager and subsequently earning a master's in mathematics from Cambridge University and PhD in black-hole physics from Harvard University. She currently divides her time between Connecticut and Pakistan, and lives with her husband and son.

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