Book review: Wenyan Lu’s captivating debut tracks a rural Chinese woman’s journey of self-discovery

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The Funeral Cryer By Wenyan LuFiction/Allen & Unwin/Hardcover/366 pages/$35/Amazon/4 out of 5 stars

Wenyan Lu’s debut novel, The Funeral Cryer, immerses readers in a captivating tale about an unnamed middle-aged woman’s journey to self-fulfilment.

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