Emma Pei Yin

Nanking, 1937: as Japanese forces close in on the city, siblings Yawén and San are forced to flee. Leaving behind their home and their hoped-for future, they embark on a perilous journey to Liverpool. In this strange new city, each must build a life. San finds work at sea and falls in love with a local woman. Yawén, meanwhile, is pushed into a marriage she does not want and must fight to reclaim control of her life.
They survive war, loss and displacement - and even when peace is declared, face further uncertainty. In the end, San and Yawén must confront a devastating question: what is home when love has been scattered across the world?Inspired by true events, Dust Upon Fallen Leaves is a tender, heart-breaking story of family, love and survival - and the lives erased from history. Hear what everyone's saying about Emma Pei Yin'Heartbreaking yet hopeful' WOMAN & HOME'A heart-breaking, moving, and soaring novel' NGUY?N PHAN QU? MAI'Gorgeous and expansive' STYLIST