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Ghost Girl, Banana

By: Wiz Wharton
Narrated by: Hanako Footman, Jennifer Leong
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Heartfelt, beautiful, funny and real, Ghost Girl, Banana is an irresistibly compelling exploration of family, identity and what it costs to belong from a wonderful new voice in fiction, Wiz Wharton.

In 1966, Sook-Yin is exiled from Kowloon to London with orders to restore honour to her family. As she strives to fit into a world that does not understand her, she realises that survival will mean carving out a destiny of her own.

Thirty years later, in London, her daughter Lily can barely remember the mother she lost as a small child. But when she is unexpectedly named in the will of a powerful Chinese stranger, she embarks on a secret pilgrimage to Hong Kong to discover the lost side of her identity and claim the reward. But she soon learns that the secrecy around her heritage has deep roots, and good fortune comes at a price.

A stunning, powerful debut novel about the choices we make and what it costs to belong.

©2023 Wiz Wharton (P)2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction World Literature China Heartfelt Funny
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"A story of family, love, redemption and belonging, told with such heart and empathy. Wiz Wharton is a phenomenal talent, original, fresh, and with a pinpoint clarity to her prose that cuts right to the bone. She has created such a special book, with a story that needs to be told. Essential and utterly unforgettable." (Fíona Scarlett, author of Boys Don't Cry)

"Ghost Girl, Banana is an epic yet deeply intimate novel. I was rapt throughout, propelled by Wiz Wharton's taut, immersive prose. She swept me up in Sook-Yin and Lily's mirrored journeys of discovery, spanning decades and continents, but always I could feel the vibration of these women existing in the wider world; their stories are so skilfully shot through with the hum of change." (Kate Sawyer, author of Costa prize shortlisted The Stranding)

"An intriguing, beautifully written study of the stories we inherit. I loved being in Lily and Sook-Yin's heads, my heart breaking for them... I loved it!" (Nikki May, author of Wahala)
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Loved the pace and the story telling, magnificent and moving read !! Look forward to more from this author

Great story

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I genuinely loved this book. It's not something I'd have chosen to read by myself but it was this month's book club book. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish.

The two narrators were absolutely perfect as well.

Great

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I loved this book so much, I was captivated from the start and would have loved for it to go on for a few more chapters. Both narrators were very good too .

Brilliant

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Loved it! Really strong story telling, gorgeous prose, and a pitch perfect evocation of two time periods, locations and the connections and legacy of both.

Entertaining & Illuminating

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I enjoyed the duel narrative of the mother and daughter. The characters felt so relatable in their sisterly relationship.

Absolutely loved it!

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