How Much of These Hills is Gold: ‘A tale of two sisters during the gold rush … beautifully written’ The i, Best Books of the Year

By: C Pam Zhang

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Synopsis: LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020America. In the twilight of the Gold Rush, two siblings cross a landscape with a gun in their hands and the body of their father on their backs . . . Ba dies in the night, Ma is already gone. Lucy and Sam, twelve and eleven, are suddenly alone and on the run. With their father's body on their backs, they roam an unforgiving landscape dotted with giant buffalo bones and tiger paw prints, searching for a place to give him a proper burial.How Much of These Hills is Gold is a sweeping adventure tale, an unforgettable sibling story and a remarkable novel about a family bound and divided by its memories.'A daring and haunting epic' SUNDAY TIMES'A unique reimagining of the American West adventure' THE TIMES'A fierce, feminist Western' DAILY MAIL'Remarkable' HARPER'S BAZAAR'Reminiscent of both Cormac McCarthy and Toni Morrison' IRISH TIMES'C Pam Zhang's arresting, beautiful first novel is filled with myths of her own making as well as sorrows and joys' NEW YORK TIMESA GWYNETH PALTROW BOOK CLUB PICK

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781405540803
Related ISBNs:: 9780349011455, 9780349011462, 9780349011455, 9780349011462
Publisher:: Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Date of Addition:: 09/07/22
Copyrighted By:: C Pam Zhang
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Narrated By:: Catherine Ho
Categories:: History, Westerns, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.