01948cam a2200289 4500 1648774860 TxAuBib 20241008120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780369748317 036974831X 0030543238 Axis360 TxAuBib Lu, Wenyan. The Funeral Cryer [Boundless]. Original. Hanover Square Pr, 2024. “The title character’s wry, sad, and insightful inner voice is the star here. Her meditations on grief, death, love, and duty are full of poetry and longing. Perfect for literary-fiction fans, especially those who enjoyed other extraordinary novels about ordinary people.” —Library Journal, starred reviewDebut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman’s midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China, for fans of Yiyun Li and Julie Otsuka. The Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job and underappreciated by her husband, whose fecklessness has pushed the couple close to the brink of breakup. But just when things couldn't be bleaker, she takes a leap of faith—and in so doing, things start to take a surprising turn for the better. Dark, moving and wry, The Funeral Cryer is both an illuminating depiction of a “left behind” society—and proof that it's never too late to change your life. Format: Blio. FICTION / Asian American & Pacific Islander; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Women. General Adult. Importer Version: 2016-03-11.01 Import Date: 2024-10-07 21:15:28. Fiction Women. Fiction Literary. Fiction fast Asian American & Pacific Islander. https://marioncl.boundless.baker-taylor.com/Title?itemId=0030543238 T3F