Small Beauty
ISBN-13: 9780994047120
Author(s): Jia Qing Wilson-Yang
Subjects: FA, FBA
Publisher: Metonymy Press
Publisher Imprint: Metonymy Press
Publication Date: 13-05-2016
Format: Paperback / softback
Availability: In stock
£12.99
About the book
Small Beauty tells the story of Mei. Coping with the death of her cousin, she abandons her life in the city to live in his now-empty house in a small town. There she connects with his history as well as her own, learns about her aunt's long-term secret relationship, and reflects on the trans women she has left behind. The novel explores the protagonist's transness, but it also tenderly yet bitterly unpacks her experiences as a mixed-race person of Chinese descent, cycles of death and loss, and queer and intergenerational community. Small Beauty wanders through isolation and then breaks it - a trajectory that will resonate with readers who are thirsty for their own stories on the page.