The Bathing Women

<h2> <strong>Longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize </strong> </h2> <h2> <strong>A modern Chinese classic</strong> </h2> <p> <em> <strong>Sisters Tiao and Fan grew up in the shadow of the Cultural Revolution.</strong> </em> </p> <p>They witnessed immense suffering including the death of their baby sister in a tragic accident. It was an accident they could have prevented; an accident that will stay with them forever.</p> <p> <strong> <em>In the China of the 1990s the sisters lead seemingly successful lives.</em> </strong> </p> <p>Tiao is a successful children’s publisher but incapable of finding love. Fan has moved to America desperate to shun her Chinese heritage. Then there is their childhood friend Fei: beautiful hedonistic and outwardly ambitious.</p> <p> <strong> <em>As the women grapple with love rivalry and past secrets will they find the freedom and redemption they crave?</em> </strong> </p> <p><strong>Spellbinding</strong> <strong>unforgettable</strong> and an important chronicle of modern China The Bathing Women is a <strong>powerful</strong> and <strong>beautiful</strong> portrait of the strength of female friendship in the face of adversity.</p>