The Unfilial: Four Tragic Tales from Modern China

A collection of four short stories on the brutal realities of family life in modern China. When a household crumbles, it’s always the women who are left picking up the pieces, but no one comes out looking good when caught in a vicious cycle of abuse. Come inside at your peril: after all, what’s a closet without its skeletons?

Modern China moves fast, leaving its people trailing behind. The mirage of a picture-perfect home compels some to gamble away the family house, while others live with debts of a shameful past. When something inevitably cracks, it’s always the women who are left to pick up the pieces.

In four stories, Yao Emei shines a brutally honest light on the crumbling foundations of the family unit with scalpel-sharp precision. As her characters struggle to escape a vicious cycle of abuse, come inside – or stare through the window – at your peril: after all, what’s a closet without its skeletons?

• | Author: Yao Emei, Will Spence, Olivia Milburn, Martin Ward, Honey Watson
• | Publisher: ACA Publishing Limited
• | Publication Date: Sep 28, 2024
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781838905811
• | ISBN-10: 1838905812