Paper Butterfly
Wei Liang, Diane

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In the outback of China, Lin, a political activist arrested after the Tiananmen massacre, is released. Haunted by memories of his time in prison - and the events and people that put him there - Lin heads for the country's capital to confront his demons.

Mei Wang, meanwhile, has been hired to investigate the disappearance of a gorgeous young starlet called Kaili. The subsequent search takes her from Beijing's boulevards and high rises to the old alleys (hutongs) that still exist at the city's edges. When Kaili's corpse is finally found, however, the murder reveals links to the past that force Mei to confront some demons of her own.

Author Information

Diane Wei Liang was born in Beijing and spent part of her childhood in a labour camp in a remote region of China. She was later involved with the Student Democracy Movement and was one of the protesters in Tiananmen Square. The author of two previous books - Lake With No Name, a memoir, and the first book to feature Mei Wang, The Eye of Jade - she lives in London with her husband and their two children.