A propulsive and dazzling debut novel set against the backdrop of the Chinese Exclusion Act, about a Chinese girl fighting to claim her place in the 1880s American West. Daiyu never wanted to be like the tragic heroine for whom she was named, revered for her beauty and cursed with heartbreak. But when she is kidnapped and smuggled across an ocean from China to America, Daiyu must relinquish the home and future she imagined for herself. Over the years that follow, she is forced to keep reinventing herself to survive. From a calligraphy school, to a San Francisco brothel, to a shop tucked into the Idaho mountains, we follow Daiyu on a desperate quest to outrun the tragedy that chases her. As anti-Chinese sentiment sweeps across the country in a wave of unimaginable violence, Daiyu must draw on each of the selves she has been-including the ones she most wants to leave behind-in order to finally claim her own name and story. At once a literary tour de force and a groundbreaking work of historical fiction, Four Treasures of the Sky announces Jenny Tinghui Zhang as an indelible new voice. Steeped in untold history and Chinese folklore, this novel is a spellbinding feat. Quotes/Reviews An engulfing, bighearted and heartbreaking novel. Illuminates shocking injustices, and makes us stop and consider how many survive to this day -Ann Patchett, author of Women's Prize longlisted The Dutch House A sweeping adventure of identity, love, and belonging -C Pam Zhang, Man Booker longlisted author of How Much of These Hills are Gold A brilliant debut. Weaving together myth and history, Four Treasures of the Sky is both timeless and utterly necessary right now -Anna North, author of the New York Times bestseller Outlawed An instant and necessary classic, easily among the best novels of this past decade. The story lingers long after its final pages -T Kira Madden, author of Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls This unforgettable novel dazzles. An exhilarating rush of character, history and storytelling -Kali Fajardo-Anstine, US National Book Award finalist author of Sabrina & Corina An engulfing, bighearted, and heartbreaking novel. Illuminates the shocking injustices suffered in the 1800s, and in doing so, makes us stop and consider how much of that cruelty and injustice survives to this day -Ann Patchett A sweeping adventure of identity, love, and belonging -C Pam Zhang, Man Booker longlisted author of 'How Much of These Hills are Gold' Brilliant and devastating. Weaving together myth and history, it is both timeless and utterly necessary right now -Anna North, 'Outlawed' An instant and necessary classic, easily among the best novels of this decade. The story lingers long after its final pages -T Kira Madden, acclaimed author of 'Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls' An exhilarating rush of character, history, and storytelling. This unforgettable novel dazzles -Kali Fajardo-Anstine, National Book Award finalist author of 'Sabrina & Corina'