'Dark and compulsive, and liable to break your heart.bound to be an immediate classic.' Hannah Kaner, Sunday Times bestselling author of Godkiller 'Will tear out your heart and heal it in the same breath!' Eliza Chan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Fathomfolk 'This confirms Sunyi Dean as one of the most interesting voices in genre fiction.' Gareth Brown, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book of Doors 'The Girl with a Thousand Faces contends with all manner of ghosts, and beautifully examines the nature of grief, rage, and all that must be put to rest in order to truly live.' Olivie Blake, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six 'Creepy and compelling - a masterfully crafted nesting doll of a story, embedding inter-generational trauma and the ghosts of war into an atmospheric and absorbing slice of Hong Kong gothic.' Catriona Ward, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street 'Sunyi Dean returns with a complex, time-twisting, and intensely vivid tale of grief and redemption in historical Hong Kong -- with ghosts! I loved it. Nick Binge, bestselling author of Ascension 'A beautiful and haunting tale about the weight of memory.' Maithree Wijesekara, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Prince Without Sorrow 'Astonishing and clever, unfolding in layers that cross time and space and identities.

Dean has crafted a tale that explores--with wisdom and empathy--the devastating effects of conflict and the ghosts it leaves behind.' Andrea Stewart, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Drowning Empire series 'A skillfully woven narrative filled with vengeful ghosts, grief, and intergenerational trauma. Dean's atmospheric writing takes you deep into the shadows of the walled city, daring you to find a way out.' Monika Kim, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Eyes Are the Best Part This story held me in its spectral thrall and I can't recommend it enough. An absolute must-read!' Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching.